Method of manufacturing an electrically conductive extension/compression spring
US9692198B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49117
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrically conductive spring having first and second coils defining first and second electrical pathways for completing an electric circuit between two components which may move relative to each other. In one embodiment, the spring is a double start helical spring with first and second coils extending between respective, electrically insulated ends with the coils extending in alternating, spaced relation to each other.
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