Resilient plug connector

An improved plug connector (100) is disclosed. It includes: a generally U-shaped contact (102) including a first vertical leg (104), a second vertical leg (106) and a horizontal leg (108) connecting the first vertical leg (104)and the second vertical leg (106), the first vertical leg (104) being lon...

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Main Authors SPENCE MICHAEL F, CROSBIE PAUL B, GUPTA GAURAV, TOWASHIRAPORN PONGPINIT, SEHMBEY MANINDER S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.07.2012
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CURRENT COLLECTORS
ELECTRICITY
LINE CONNECTORS
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Summary:An improved plug connector (100) is disclosed. It includes: a generally U-shaped contact (102) including a first vertical leg (104), a second vertical leg (106) and a horizontal leg (108) connecting the first vertical leg (104)and the second vertical leg (106), the first vertical leg (104) being longer than the second vertical leg (106); and a retention block 110 connected to both sides (112) and (114) of the horizontal leg (108) configured to support the U-shaped contact (102).This design can stand up to the harsh environment that it will be exposed to and will provide improved resistance to failure.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20100975676