Floating connector spring and assembly

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2006-08-01

2006-08-01

Paumen, Gary (Department: 2833)

Electrical connectors

Self aligning contact

Contact mounted in floating nonconductive holder

C248S660000, C248S671000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07083453

ABSTRACT:
A floating connector spring capable of movement in multiple degrees of freedom to enable the mating of at least two connectors that may be misaligned relative to one another. The connector spring includes first and second arms spaced form one another and extending substantially in the same direction. The first and second arms each have a lobe section between their distal and proximal ends, which are resiliently deformable to allow movement of the distal ends relative to the proximal ends of the respective arms. The movement permitted includes linear and rotational movement in up to six degrees of freedom depending on the configuration of the invention used. The connector spring can further include a third arm extending perpendicular from the first and second arms and which includes a third lobe section for movement in an additional degree of freedom. The connector spring can fixedly hold a connector, such as an electrical connector, and can further include a restrainer for limiting the range of motion of the spring.

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Thomson Derwent printout dated Jul. 13, 2004 with abstracts of various U.S. and foreign patents.

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