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Rotation lock and wipe connector

US4911653A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 23, 1989
Grant dateMar 27, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K3/325
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rotation lock and wipe connector having a biasing member which is generally C-shaped and flexible circuitry containing a plurality of electrical contacts mounted about the biasing member, insertion and rotation of a circuit board within the biasing member mechanically and electrically interconnecting the circuit board with the electrical contacts of the flexible circuitry and simultaneously generating a wiping action between the contacts and the circuit board inserted therein is disclosed.

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