Patent ID: 6494754
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B23K,H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A solder-holding clip for joining a pin terminal of a first electrical device to a second electrical device, said clip comprising:a body having a planar portion having an opening for receiving said pin terminal, said opening being dimensioned for aligning with an opening of said second electrical device for engaging said body on said terminal pin, said body having a solder-holding conformation adjacent said opening and defined by at least one finger that is positionable between a first position in which said at least one finger is substantially planar to said body and a second position in which said at least one finger is in a non-planar position relative to said body, wherein said at least one finger extends alongside a substantial length of said opening; a carrier coupled to the body, wherein the carrier, the body, and the at least one finger are in substantially the same plane when said at least one finger is in the first position; and a solder mass held by said conformation when said at least one finger assumes said second position.