Patent ID: 8139369

Claim:
A printed wiring board defining a plane, comprising: a first solder pad configured to receive a first lead oriented substantially parallel to the plane; the first solder pad including an electrically connected portion having a first aperture therethrough configured to receive a pin from a device in an orientation substantially perpendicular to the first lead to electrically connect the first lead to the pin; the first solder pad including a first solder member including a first axis in the plane of the printed wiring board, such that the first lead may be soldered to the first solder pad along the first axis; the first solder pad including a second solder member electrically connected to the first solder member and including a second axis in the plane of the printed wiring board, the second axis intersecting the first axis at a first intersection, each of the first solder member and the second solder member extending in a direction away from the first intersection, such that the first lead may alternatively be soldered to the first solder pad along the second axis; a first included angle between the first axis and the second axis of between 45 and 135 degrees; a second solder pad electrically separate from the first solder pad, the second solder pad configured to receive a second lead oriented substantially parallel to the plane of the printed wiring board such that the second lead is soldered to the second solder pad in said orientation; the second solder pad including an electrically connected portion having a second aperture therethrough configured to receive a mechanical fastener in an orientation substantially perpendicular to the second lead for fastening the printed wiring board to the device and for providing an electrical ground to the second lead; the second solder pad including a third solder member including a third axis in the plane of the printed wiring board, such that the second lead may be soldered to the second solder pad along the third axis; the second solder pad including a fourth solder member electrically connected to the third solder member and including a fourth axis in the plane of the printed wiring board, the fourth axis intersecting the third axis at a second intersection, each of the third solder member and the fourth solder member extending in a direction away from the first intersection, such that the second lead may alternatively be soldered to the second solder pad along the fourth axis; and a second included angle between the third axis and the fourth axis of between 45 and 135 degrees; wherein the first solder member and the second solder member are physically connected to each other; and wherein the third solder member and the fourth solder member are physically connected to each other.