Self-operative electrical shunting contact and method for forming
CA 2051920 A1 · Owner: Kendall, Jerry A. · Inventors: Kendall, Jerry A.; Martens, Mark Dee
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An electrical shunting contact and method for producing the same for mounting between adjacent first contacts in a first connector and for self-operatively providing a short circuit between the adjacent first electrical contacts when corresponding second contacts of a second connector are demated from the first connector. The electrical shunting contact comprises a conductive member having opposing legs joined by a resilient bridge, each leg having a non-conductive protuberance projecting outwardly therefrom. Under demated conditions a contact edge of, each leg abuts the adjacent first contacts between which the shunting contact is mounted to form a short circuit therebetween and the …
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- Filed September 20, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 20, 2011.
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