Non-linear vertical leaf spring
US9702904B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49204
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrically conductive contact element can include a first base and a second base with elongate, spaced apart leaves between the bases. A first end of each leaf can be coupled to the first base and an opposite second end of the leaf can be coupled to the second base. A body of the leaf between the first end and the second end can be sufficiently elongate to respond to a force through said contact element substantially parallel with the first axis and the second axis by first compressing axially while said force is less than a buckling force and then bending while said force is greater than the buckling force.
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