US 12,294,167 B2
Closed loop compressed connector pin
Xiang Li, Portland, OR (US); Konika Ganguly, Portland, OR (US); and George Vergis, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/375,558.
Prior Publication US 2021/0344130 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. H01R 12/71 (2011.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 12/714 (2013.01) [H01R 12/7076 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A board-to-board connector, comprising:
a housing; and
connector pins to connect contacts of a first printed circuit board (PCB) to a second PCB, wherein a connector pin has a first conductor portion and a second conductor portion that form a loop, wherein, when uncompressed, the loop comprises a closed loop, wherein in response to compression of the connector, the first conductor portion is to make electrical contact with the second conductor portion, wherein the first conductor portion is to slide vertically along the second conductor portion to make a smaller closed loop in response to the compression of the connector.