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Electrical connector device

US6033270A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 16, 1998
Grant dateMar 7, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/17
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly in which the pin connector assembly is formed of pin members having at least one spring protrusion adjacent the end thereof, the socket connector assembly being formed of a hollow tubular configuration arranged in an array within an insulating body and configured for matingly receiving the pin connector assembly, improved electrical conductor connection being effected by the protrusion urging against the inner surface of the socket to provide an improved line of electrical contact between the pin member and the socket member.

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