Electrical connector with attachment for automatically shorting select conductors upon disconnection of connector
US4971568A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/7032
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For an electrical connector member which has a plurality of pins which mates with a complementary receptacle member, there is provided a shorting member comprising a thin conductive sheet having a base portion fixedly connected with respect to the connector member in spaced relation with respect to the pins and a plurality of thin elongated arm portions each integrally connected at one end to the base portion and cantilevered therefrom to extend past at least a respective one of the pins, the other end of each arm portion extending laterally outward so as to electrically contact a side of the pin past which that arm portion extends, each of the arm portions having an inherent spring bias so as to urge its laterally extending end portion away from the connector member and into electrical contact with a respective pin so as to short a select number of pins upon disconnection of the connector and receptacle members.
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