Patent ID: 7220151

Claim:
A power connector for receiving a circuit board, comprising: first and second walls operably disposed on a first side of a base portion for receiving at least a portion of a circuit board therebetween, the base portion having a second side opposite the first side and a first aperture extending from the second side into the base portion, the first aperture having a first diameter; and at least one electrically conductive pin comprising a first compliant end portion, a second compliant end portions, and a flange portion disposed between the first and second compliant end portions, the first compliant end portion having a second diameter when the first compliant end portion has a non-compressed state, and a third diameter smaller than the second diameter when the first compliant end portion has a compressed state, the second diameter of the first compliant end portion being larger than the first diameter of the first aperture, the first compliant end portion being disposed within the first aperture to compressively load the first compliant end portion within the first aperture for affixing the pin to the base portion, the flange portion having a fixed diameter larger than the first diameter of the first aperture, the flange portion being configured to abut against the second side of the base portion.