Pamela J Adams

US Patent:

50410164, Aug 20, 1991

Filed:

Mar 8, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/490804

Inventors:

Edward J. Machado - Lowell MA
Pamela J. Adams - Andover MA
Donald A. Grassi - Bedford MA
Thomas G. Tirone - Billerica MA

Assignee:

Raytheon Company - Lexington MA

International Classification:

H01R 4300

US Classification:

439502

Abstract:

A connector for interconnecting circuitry on a ceramic substrate card with circuitry on a printed wiring board for use in a missile includes a plurality of wire leads, each one of the leads having a first end and a second end, is described. The connector also includes a first dielectric strip attached adjacent the first end of the loop of each one of the plurality of wire leads and a second dielectric strip attached adjacent the second end of the loop of each one of the plurality of wire leads. Stresses on each one of the plurality of wire leads resulting from different rates of movement between the interconnected circuitry are minimized, thus preventing the wire leads from fracturing.