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Self-aligning electrical connector

US6033245A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 5, 1997
Grant dateMar 7, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S439/947
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A self-aligning electrical connector for providing electrical communication between two electrical devices includes an electrical contact. A terminal system is resiliently coupled to the electrical contact by a resilient frame. The resilient frame is capable of allowing the electrical contact to move relative to the terminal system along X and Y axes.

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