Patents Represented by Law Firm Lackenback Siegel Marzullo Aronson & Greenspan, P.C.
  • Patent number: 5695348
    Abstract: A surface mounted contact for surface mounting on a generally flat conductive surface of a printed circuit board includes a base which has a generally flat surface suitable for contact with an attachment to a conductive surface of the printed circuit board. An electrical contact, which may be in the form of a pin, post, IDC, test point, receptacle, or jumper has at least one portion projecting from the base in a direction normal to the base. At least one bent intermediate connecting portion integrally connects the contact to the base. The contact, base and the bent intermediate connecting portions are all formed from a generally flat sheet of conductive material. A blank for the surface mounted connector, as well as a rolled strip of connectors is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Zierick Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Janos Legrady