Patent ID: 6307753
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A plurality of card components that can be assembled into a plug-in card which has front and rear ends, comprising an enclosure, a circuit board having laterally spaced opposite side portions for lying within said enclosure, and a front connector which has laterally spaced opposite side portions and a plurality of contacts having a laterally-extending row of contact tails, wherein said circuit board has a front end with a laterally-extending row of traces that are positioned so each of said contact tails can be soldered to a corresponding one of said traces, including:at least two solder pin heads on said laterally opposite side portions of said front connector, with each solder pin head having a solderable pin head area of solderable material;a pair of solder pads on said laterally opposite side portions of said circuit board, said solder pads being positioned so said solderable pin head areas lie on said solder pads when said contact tails rest on said traces, with said solderable pin head areas being laterally shiftable on said solder pads when molten solder lies between them, to enable lateral shifting of said circuit board front portion to precisely align said contact tails with said traces prior to completion of soldering said pin heads to said solder pads.