Connector
US5330371A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2103/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Connector, comprising a body of electrically insulating material, contact members fitted in the body, and an outer conductor fitted around the body, the body being provided at a contact side with one or more contact holes for receiving signal pins of a complementary connector and contacting them with the contact members, the outer conductor being provided with one or more strip-type contact springs extending along the connector, for contacting earth pins of the complementary connector, the contact springs being made integral with the outer conductor, an edge of the outer conductor lying at least in the vicinity of the contact side of the body, and the contact springs extending essentially from the said edge along the outer conductor, in such a way that the outer conductor has an essentially uninterrupted outer periphery.
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