Patent ID: 7695329

Claim:
A method comprising the steps of: providing a solder element that includes a penetrator, wherein the solder element includes a first flat end section and a second flat end section, the penetrator extends from the first flat end section and is positioned between the first and second flat end sections and the solder element includes a body; providing a contact with a body that has a first and second edge, the contact including a mating edge that is positioned between the first and second edge and configured to engage a conductive pad on a circuit board when the contact is coupled to the circuit board, the contact including an aperture defined by an aperture edge that is positioned between the first and second and is spaced apart from the mating edge so that the aperture edge is separated from the mating edge by a portion of the body that extends between the first and second edge; and mechanically attaching the solder element to the contact without fusing the solder element to the contact, the mechanical attaching causing the penetrator of the solder element to extend beyond the mating edge of the contact, wherein the solder element is positioned on a first side of the contact and the mechanical attaching causes a shank to extend from the body and to be pressed through the aperture, the mechanical attaching causing an end of the shank to be mushroomed so that the shank is retained in the aperture and wherein the terminal includes a third flat end section and the first flat end section of the solder element overlaps the third flat end section of the terminal.