Spring contact elements are fabricated at areas on an electronic component remote from terminals to which they are electrically connected. For example, the spring contact elements may be mounted to remote regions such as distal ends of extended tails (conductive lines) which extend from a terminal of...http://www.google.se/patents/US6043563?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6043563 - Electronic components with terminals and spring contact elements extending from areas which are remote from the terminals
