Patent ID: 6733319
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: H01R,H04R,H05K

Abstract:
A connection assembly being adapted to maintain a PCB's electrically conducting contact pads, provided as plated thru-holes forming grooves, and exposed parts of a member in a predetermined alignment, said connection assembly comprising:a U-shaped clamp manufactured in one piece in a thermoplastic and resilient material and comprising two leg parts and a back part, wherein the back part of the clamp comprises an aperture being adapted to receive a first end of the member, and wherein the leg parts of the clamp are positioned with a predetermined spacing so as to obtain electrical contact between the contact pads of the PCB and the exposed parts of the member when the contact pads and the exposed parts are aligned with respect to each other, and wherein an inner surface of one of the leg parts comprises a projection being adapted to engage with a groove so as to provide a snap-connection between the clamp and the PCB; and wherein the snap-connection provides a physical connection between the clamp and the PCB.