Patent ID: 8900008

Claim:
A printed circuit board assembly, comprising: an electronic component with a connector pin having a proximate end at a component body, a distal end with a fork lock, and a compliant portion between the proximate and distal ends; a circuit board having a multi-width through-hole for receiving the connector pin of the electronic component, the multi-width through hole including a first portion that is narrower than the fork lock and partially extends from a first surface of the circuit board to a depth less than a distance of the fork lock from the connector body and a second portion that extends to a depth beyond the first portion and is wider than the first portion; and an internal shoulder in the circuit board that tapers outwardly from the first portion to the second portion of the through hole; and a tapered portion on the fork lock having a profile matching the tapered internal shoulder of the through hole, such that the tapered portion of the fork lock seats against the tapered shoulder of the through hole when the fork lock is moved beyond the narrower first portion and into the wider second portion of the through-hole.