Patent ID: 6514088
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A clamp for coupling electrical contacts, comprising:a housing having a recess; a resilient pad having upper and lower regions, a combined thickness of the upper and lower regions exceeding the depth of the recess; the lower region of the pad sized to fit within the recess; a plurality of pressure regions formed in the upper region of the pad, each of the plurality of pressure regions configured to exert force on a respective one of a plurality of contacts on a substrate; a plurality of webbing members formed in the upper region, each one of the plurality of webbing members connecting to one of the plurality of pressure regions at a first end of the webbing member and to an adjacent one of the pressure regions at a second end of the webbing member, upper surfaces of the plurality of webbing members being substantially coplanar with upper surfaces of the plurality of pressure regions; and a plurality of cavities formed in the upper region in spaces bounded by pressure regions and webbing members, forming thereby a matrix of pressure regions and webbing members with interstitial cavities.