US2006141814A1PendingUtilityA1

Electrical contact and connector and method of manufacture

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Assignee: LI CHE-YUPriority: Mar 24, 2003Filed: Feb 16, 2006Published: Jun 29, 2006
Est. expiryMar 24, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Che-Yu Li
H10W 72/5525H10W 72/5475H10W 72/552H10W 90/701H10W 72/00H10W 70/095H10W 70/635H01R 12/52H01R 12/716H01R 12/714H01R 4/58G01R 1/06755H01R 13/33H01R 13/24G01R 1/0466H05K 3/325H01R 13/2407
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Abstract

An electrical contact ( 2 ) and method of making the electrical contact ( 2 ), and a connector ( 11 ) and method making the connector ( 11 ), wherein the electrical contact ( 2 ) is an electrically conducting, interlaced mesh ( 40 ), with edges of the mesh providing multiple contact points for edgewise electrical connection of the electrical contact ( 2 ), wherein the mesh ( 40 ) is annealed while restrained in the form of the electrical contact ( 2 ) wherein the mesh ( 40 ) is free of internal elastic strain, or the mesh ( 40 ) is hardened, and wherein the connector ( 11 ) retains the electrical contact ( 2 ) for edgewise connection.

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1 . An electrical contact comprising: an electrically conducting, interlaced mesh, wherein the mesh comprises an unsupported electrical contact substantially free of elastic strain while in the form of the unsupported electrical contact, and the electrical contact is hardened.  
   
   
       2 . The electrical contact as in  claim 1 , wherein the mesh is an interlaced conductive sheet.  
   
   
       3 . The electrical contact as in  claim 1 , wherein the mesh has pleats, and edges of the mesh comprise edges of the pleats.  
   
   
       4 . The electrical contact as in  claim 1 , wherein the mesh has pleats, the pleats are folded, and edges of the mesh comprise edges of the pleats.  
   
   
       5 . The electrical contact as in  claim 1 , wherein the mesh has pleats, the pleats are unfolded, and edges of the mesh comprise edges of the pleats.  
   
   
       6 . The electrical contact as in  claim 1 , wherein the mesh has diamond shaped openings.  
   
   
       7 . The electrical contact as in  claim 1 , wherein the mesh has openings that vary in size.  
   
   
       8 . The electrical contact as in  claim 1 , wherein the mesh is helically rolled up on itself.  
   
   
       9 . The electrical contact as in  claim 1 , wherein the mesh is a square tube.  
   
   
       10 . The electrical contact as in  claim 1 , wherein the mesh is a rectangular tube.  
   
   
       11 . The electrical contact as in  claim 1 , wherein The electrical contact as in  claim 1 , wherein the mesh is a tube.  
   
   
       12 . An electrical contact comprising: an electrically conducting, interlaced mesh, wherein the mesh comprises an unsupported electrical contact substantially free of elastic strain while in the form of the unsupported electrical contact, wherein the electrical contact has a compacted cross section, and wherein the compacted cross section is substantially relieved of elastic strain.  
   
   
       13 . A method of making an electrical contact comprising: 
 forming a conducting interlaced mesh to the shape of at least one electrical contact for edgewise electrical connection;    annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in the form of said at least one electrical contact; and    compressing the mesh to harden the mesh.    
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a plurality of pleats.    
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a plurality of folded pleats.    
   
   
       16 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a plurality of unfolded pleats.    
   
   
       17 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a cage structure.    
   
   
       18 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a square tube.    
   
   
       19 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a rectangular tube.    
   
   
       20 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a tube structure.    
   
   
       21 . A method of making an electrical contact comprising: 
 forming a conducting interlaced mesh to the shape of at least one electrical contact for edgewise electrical connection;    annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in the form of said at least one electrical contact;    compacting the mesh to a compact form of said at least one electrical contact; and    annealing while constraining the mesh in the compact form.    
   
   
       22 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a plurality of pleats.    
   
   
       23 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a plurality of folded pleats.    
   
   
       24 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a plurality of unfolded pleats.    
   
   
       25 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a cage structure.    
   
   
       26 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a square tube.    
   
   
       27 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a rectangular tube.    
   
   
       28 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in a tube structure.    
   
   
       29 .- 35 . (canceled)  
   
   
       36 . A method of making an electrical connector, comprising: 
 forming a conducting interlaced mesh to the shape of at least one electrical contact for edgewise electrical connection;    annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in the form of said at least one electrical contact;    compressing the mesh to harden the mesh; and    retaining each electrical contact in a carrier.    
   
   
       37 . A method of making an electrical connector, comprising: 
 forming a conducting interlaced mesh to the shape of at least one electrical contact for edgewise electrical connection;    annealing the mesh while constraining the mesh in the form of said at least one electrical contact;    compacting the mesh to a compact form of said at least one electrical contact;    annealing the compact form of said at least one electrical contact; and    retaining said at least one electrical contact in a carrier.    
   
   
       38 . The method according to  claim 36 , wherein retaining each electrical contact in a carrier further comprises, retaining each electrical contact in a corresponding opening in the carrier.  
   
   
       39 . The method according to  claim 36 , wherein retaining each electrical contact in a carrier further comprises, retaining each electrical contact in a corresponding blind opening of the carrier, wherein a first end of the electrical contact is positioned above a surface of the carrier and a second end of the electrical contact is in the corresponding blind opening.  
   
   
       40 . The method according to  claim 36 , further comprising: 
 forming a corresponding blind opening in the carrier for each electrical contact; and    retaining each electrical contact in a corresponding blind opening.    
   
   
       41 . The method according to  claim 36 , further comprising: 
 forming a corresponding blind hole in the carrier for each electrical contact;    forming a substantially planar bottom surface on the carrier; and    retaining each electrical contact in a corresponding blind opening.    
   
   
       42 . The method according to  claim 36 , further comprising: 
 forming a corresponding blind hole in the carrier for each electrical contact;    forming a substantially planar bottom surface on the carrier by CMP; and    retaining each electrical contact in a corresponding blind opening.    
   
   
       43 . The method according to  claim 36 , further comprising: 
 forming a corresponding blind hole in the carrier for each electrical contact;    machining a substantially planar bottom surface on the carrier; and    retaining each electrical contact in a corresponding blind opening.    
   
   
       44 . The method according to  claim 36 , further comprising: 
 forming a corresponding retention hole in the carrier for each electrical contact; and    retaining each electrical contact in a corresponding retention hole by an adhesive in the corresponding retention hole.    
   
   
       45 . The method according to  claim 36 , further comprising: 
 forming a corresponding retention hole in the carrier for each electrical contact; and    retaining each electrical contact in a corresponding retention hole by one or more protrusions in the corresponding retention hole.    
   
   
       46 . The method according to  claim 36 , further comprising: 
 forming a corresponding retention hole in the carrier for each electrical contact; and    retaining each electrical contact by elastic expansion of the electrical contact while under constriction in a corresponding retention hole.    
   
   
       47 . The method according to  claim 36 , annealing while constraining the mesh in the form of a plurality of pleats for each electrical contact.  
   
   
       48 . The method according to  claim 36 , further comprising: 
 annealing while constraining the mesh in the form of a plurality of unfolded pleats for each electrical contact.    
   
   
       49 . The method according to  claim 36 , further comprising: 
 annealing while constraining the mesh in the form of a plurality of unfolded pleats for each electrical contact.

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