Patent ID: 6352435
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An assembly comprising:(a) a horizontal chip package that includes a member on a side of the horizontal chip package; (b) a base to receive the horizontal chip package, wherein the base includes a guiding surface to guide the member of the horizontal chip package in an angled downward direction; and (c) a frame configured to mate with the base to secure the horizontal chip package in the base, wherein the frame is coupled to a horizontal circuit board having a first conductive region, wherein a lead of the horizontal chip package is electrically coupled to the first conductive region of the circuit board when the horizontal chip package is secured in the frame and the base further comprising an elastomeric connector sheet electrically coupling the lead of the horizontal chip package and the first conductive region of the circuit board, wherein a bottom of the elastomeric connector sheet physically contacts the first conductive region of the circuit board, wherein a top of the elastomeric connector sheet physically contacts the lead of the horizontal chip package, wherein when the guiding surface of the base guides the member of the horizontal chip package in the angled downward direction, the lead wipes the top of the elastomeric connector sheet.