Patent ID: 6472599
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electrical interface arrangement, comprising:a buss bar; a circuit board; and at least one elongated conductive member conductively coupling said buss bar to said circuit board by contacting both said buss bar and said circuit board with a plurality of electrical connection points per inch, wherein said conductive member comprises at least one conductive coil spring having at least about 40 coils per inch, and being positionable adjacent to a lower longitudinal edge of said buss bar along substantially the entire length of said buss bar, so as to be electrically coupled to said buss bar; and wherein said buss bar has at least one conductive, longitudinally arranged channel provided in a region of the lower longitudinal edge, said channel having a width, and an open side facing said circuit board; said coil spring having an outer diameter that is greater than the width of the channel, and being positionable within the channel so that a portion of a side of the spring bulges into contact with said circuit board.