Patent ID: 7500857

Claim:
An electrical interconnection arrangement comprising a circuit board ( 20 ), a generally three-dimensional contact element ( 44 ; 80 ) having a base part ( 46 ; 82 ) facing said circuit board, said base part comprising flat portions ( 84 , 86 ) extending parallel to said circuit board ( 20 ) and having a predetermined footprint; an electrical conductor path ( 22 ) applied to the surface of said circuit board facing said contact element, and adapted to the shape of said footprint; a solder connection ( 74 ) extending between said conductor path ( 22 ) and said flat portions extending parallel to the circuit board; passthrough openings ( 24 , 26 , 28 , 30 , 32 ) located within a perimeter defined by edges of said conductor path ( 22 ); metallized portions provided at at least one end of said passthrough openings ( 24 , 26 , 28 , 30 , 32 ); feet ( 34 , 36 , 38 , 40 , 42 ; 88 , 90 , 92 , 94 ) provided on said contact element ( 44 ; 80 ), said feet being redirected by bending to match associated passthrough openings, and pressed into these associated passthrough openings; solder connections between said pressed-in feet and said associated metallized portions; a contact tongue ( 54 ; 96 ) resiliently articulated on said base part ( 46 ; 82 ) and forming an insertion opening ( 64 ) between said contact tongue ( 54 ; 96 ) and said base part ( 46 ; 82 ) for insertion of an electrical conductor ( 66 ) into said insertion opening ( 64 ) and for connecting it to said contact element ( 44 ; 80 ).