Abstract of the Disclosure

A solderless electrical connector assembly comprising a pin and a receptacle are utilized to make electrical connections in a semiconductor device. The pin has a wedge shaped, or tapered, end which fits into a cavity in the receptacle, the cavity being shaped to receive the wedge shaped end of the pin. An electrical connection between an electrical lead and the pin is accomplished by wedging the end portion of the electrical lead between the wedge shaped end of the pin and the cavity wall.

• Figures 1, 2 and 3 are views, partly in cross-section, of solderless electrical connector assemblies embodying the teachings of this invention.
• Figure 4 is a view, partly in cross-section, of an electrical device embodying a solderless electrical connector assembly made in accordance with the teachings of this invention.

 Citations [54]:
  
3,008,221  11/1961  Uebelmann
3,327,284  06/1967  Crimmins
3,104,144  09/1963  Sprole
3,405,382  10/1968  Wright
3,249,908  05/1966  Fuller
3,311,798  03/1967  Gray