Patent ID: 6030234
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An electronic device, comprising:a flat flexible dielectric substrate less than 0.050 inch thick and having a generally round hole of given diameter;a ductile conductive film on a surface of the substrate in an area at least about said hole; anda terminal pin inserted into the hole in the substrate, the terminal pin including at least one end section of a given length having a cross dimension less than the diameter of the hole in the substrate and an enlarged contact section of a given length located adjacent the end section, the enlarged contact section having a cross dimension greater than the diameter of the hole in the substrate and adapted to contact the ductile conductive film on the surface of the substrate,wherein a curved area is created at the interface of the substrate and the enlarged contact section andwherein the difference between the cross-dimension of the enlarged section of the pin and the diameter of the round hole is between 7% and 67% of the diameter of the hole.