Circuit shorting connector

Details Circuit shorting connector Circuit shorting connector

1989-10-10

1991-01-29

Abrams, Neil

Electrical connectors

Having circuit interrupting provision effected by mating or...

200 511, 439596, H01R 13703

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049883070

ABSTRACT:
A connector system is described, of the type which includes a connector with a pair of contacts and a spring-operated device that shorts the contacts until the connector is mated with another pair of contacts, which is of simple and reliable construction. The spring-operated device includes a largely Z-shaped spring (24, FIG. 2) lying in a slot (30) in a connector housing, with the middle of the spring supported by the slot walls and with opposite ends of the spring resiliently biased against the contacts. The housing is an integrally-molded part with first and second housing parts (50, 52) joined by a hinge, and with the first part having a pair of elongated holes (64, 65) for receiving first and second contacts (16, 18) and with a second housing part having a pair of elongated holes (82, 84) for receiving the mating contacts.

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