Compliant electrical connector
US4475780A · kind A · utility
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14Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1982 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/585
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A compliant electrical connector has a pin with opposed convex surfaces to grip the boundary of a hole, the pin having at least one groove sunk in the side thereof so that the pin forms a flexure that flexes to reduce the cross sectional area of the groove as the pin is inserted into the hole.
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