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Stamped beam connector

US7806737B2 · kind B2 · utility

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55References

39Claims

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Assignee

Methode Electronics, Inc. · US

Inventors

Gregory Thomas Mark · Brookline, US
Andrew Miles Wallace · Needham, US
Hannah Han · Fremont, US
Walter William Wurster · Walnut, US
Michael Allen Gustafson · Virginia City, US
Russell G. Larsen · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 4, 2008
Grant date	Oct 5, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 4, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49204
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a first and second array of flexible beams that are overlapped within a hood and that define a substantially cylindrically cavity for receiving a mating connector. Contact areas of each of the flexible beams may be shaped to define multiple contact points, thus increasing the overall area available for current to pass.

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