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(43) Date of publication: 23.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/39 (21) Application number: 96928879.0 (22) Date of filing: 14.08.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01R 13/ 629( . ) H05K 7/ 14( . ) H01R 12/ 18( . ) H01R 13/ 633( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/013251 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/008782 (06.03.1997 Gazette 1997/11)

(84) Designated Contracting States: DE FR GB (30) Priority: 23.08.1995 US 19950526797 24.08.1995 US 19950518994 24.08.1995 US 19950518969 (60) Divisional application: 01102735.6 / 1107371 (60) Divisional application: 01102736.4 / 1107372 (71) Applicant: BERG ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING B.V. 5222 AV s'-Hertogenbosch (NL)	(72) Inventors: YU, Wang-I Taipei (TW) LIN, Jui-Chu Tao-Yuan City Tao-Yuan County (TW) (74) Representative: Geissler, Bernhard, Dr.jur., Dipl.-Phys., et al  Patent- u. Rechtsanwälte Bardehle -Pagenberg-Dost-Altenburg- Frohwitter-Geissler & Partner Galileiplatz 1 81679 München 81679 München (DE)