Patent ID: 6664622
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H01L,H01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A header for connecting an electronic components board to a circuit board, comprising:a plurality of side walls joined together to form a planar frame around an area substantially the same as the area of said components board, said frame having first and second surfaces; said side walls made of plastic material unwarpable at assembly temperatures, and having a thickness suitable for tolerating process-induced stresses; a plurality of geometric features in said first surface, suitable for aligning said frame to said components board; selected side walls having a plurality of openings extending from said first to said second surface; a plurality of metal pins intended for assembly to said circuit board, each of said pins having a first end and a second end; said first end of each of said pins located in one of said openings, respectively, such that it extends a pre-determined length from said first surface, said length equal for each of said pins; and said second end of each of said pins protruding from said second surface; wherein each of said first ends of said pins protrudes a length of about 0.3 to 0.4 mm.