Electrical self-aligning connector

Details Electrical self-aligning connector Electrical self-aligning connector

1982-09-30

1983-12-20

McGlynn, Joseph H.

Geometrical instruments

339258RR, 339262RR, H01R 1312, H01R 1362

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044213719

ABSTRACT:
A self-aligning electrical connector device is disclosed as including a receptacle component (A) having a conically contoured interior and a plug component (B) having a correspondingly contoured conical body receivable in the receptacle component. The plug component B includes a plurality of spaced conductive ring elements 22 having a mating face (22a) and the receptacle component includes a plurality of corresponding spaced conductive ring elements (14) providing mating interface with the mating face of the ring elements of the plug component when connected therewith. Each ring element of the receptacle component includes a plurality of segmented portions, (16a), which defect downwardly when the plug component is inserted therein to assert a biasing force against the face of the ring elements of the plug component providing positive electrical contact and connection between the ring elements of the components.

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patent: 4030797 (1977-06-01), Nieman

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