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Mechanical attachment means used as electrical connection

US6287126A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 1999
Grant dateSep 11, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R4/64
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector arrangement for connecting electronic devices to one another. The connector arrangement uses tensile members and compression members, at least the tensile members of which act to provide both an electrical connection between electronic devices and force over a range of distances to hold the devices together. The tensile members provides tensile force acting to hold the electronic devices together while the compression members provide an opposing compressive force over a range of distances which balances the tensile force to thereby form a cellforce connector used to connect an array of electrical contact points on one electronic device to a corresponding array of electrical contact points on another electronic device.

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