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Electrical connector with improved contacts

US6457998B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 14, 2001
Grant dateOct 1, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R2201/16
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1), a first set of contacts (3) connecting to a first powering device and a second set of contacts (5) connecting to a second powering device. The first set of contacts has a first contact (31) and a second contact (32). The second set of contacts has a third contact (51), a fourth contact (53), a fifth contact (54) and a connecting element (52). The third and the fifth contacts respectively have a first and a second bias terminals (516, 543). A first electrical circuit is formed by the second and the third contacts and the connecting element. A second electrical circuit is formed by the first, the fourth and the fifth contacts. The first and the second electrical circuits are respectively connected to circuit traces of a PCB through the first and the second bias terminals.

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