Patent ID: 6488513
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An interposer component adapted to receive a plurality of like metal contacts to form an interposer assembly for establishing electrical connections between pairs of upper and lower contact pads arranged in a predetermined pattern, the interposer component comprising:a plate formed from insulating material, the plate having a flat top surface, a flat bottom surface extending parallel to the top surface and a uniform thickness between the top and bottom surfaces; a plurality of single contact passages in the plate, the passages spaced apart from one another, each contact passage comprising a slot extending through the thickness of the plate for receiving a contact in the passage, an upper recess extending away from the slot and open to the top surface of the plate and a lower recess extending away from the slot and open to the bottom surface of the plate; each slot comprising opposed end walls defining opposite ends of the slot, upper and lower pairs of opposed side walls joining the end walls of the slot and a transverse wall facing the top surface of the plate between the upper and lower pairs of side walls, the upper pair of side walls extending from the top surface of the plate and defining an upper portion of the slot, the lower pair of side walls extending from the bottom surface of the plate and defining a lower portion of the slot, the upper portion of the slot defining the nominal width of the slot and the lower slot portion defining a reduced width portion of the slot; the upper recess of each passage comprising a floor facing the top surface of the plate and a pair of opposed side walls, the floor spaced inwardly from the top surface of the plate and extending from the passage slot, the side walls extending from the top surface of the plate to the floor; the lower recess of each passage comprising a floor facing the bottom surface of the plate and a pair of opposed side walls, the floor spaced inwardly from the bottom surface of the plate and extending from the passage slot, the side walls extending from the bottom surface of the plate to the floor; and the contact passages arranged in a pattern wherein the pattern of the upper recesses correspond to the pattern of the upper contact pads and the pattern of the lower recesses correspond to the pattern of the lower contact pads.