Patent ID: 6175509
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A mounting platform configuration, comprising:a platform top including a platform printed circuit board, the platform printed circuit board including a first electrical contact formed on a first surface of the platform printed circuit board and a second electrical contact formed on a second surface of the platform printed circuit board;a first device mounted on the first surface of the platform printed circuit board, wherein the first device is electrically coupled to the platform printed circuit board;a base printed circuit board, the base printed circuit board including a first electrical contact formed on a second surface of the base printed circuit board and a second electrical contact formed on a first surface of the base printed circuit board;a second device mounted on the first surface of the base printed circuit board; anda plurality of conductive legs, including at least one output leg for mechanically supporting the platform printed circuit board in a position above the base printed circuit board such that the second surface of the platform printed circuit board is positioned above the first surface of the base printed circuit board by a distance that is at least a thickness of the second device, the output leg including a first output conductor and a second output conductor, wherein the first output conductor is generally parallel to the second output conductor, wherein the first output conductor is electrically isolated from the second output conductor, wherein the first output conductor is electrically coupled to the first electrical contact of the platform printed circuit board and the first electrical contact of the base printed circuit board, wherein the second output conductor is electrically coupled to the second electrical contact of the platform printed circuit board and the second electrical contact of the base printed circuit board, wherein the output leg and the platform top are electrically and mechanically coupled by a fastening means.