Single piece spring contact
US6626708B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2201/16
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A one-piece electrical contact is disclosed which includes an upper movable contact portion and a lower and fixed contact portion, which is mountable to a printed circuit board. The top contact portion and printed circuit board portion are interconnected by way of an integral and intermediate sinuous spring. The top contact portion is skewed relative to the plane of the sinuous spring, whereby a force on the top contact portion, not only moves the sinuous spring in the vertically downward position, but also causes a lateral buckling of the spring, forcing the sinuous spring into the rail portions of a rear wall, whereby the electrical path from the contact portion to the printed circuit board contact portion is substantially reduced.
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