EP0641043A2
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Shielded compact data connector
Assignee: ABB Installation Products Inc
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Filing: 1994-08-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-08-26
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector (10) provides for selective shunting as between contacts of the connector. The connector includes a pair of vertically aligned electrical contacts (18, 20) supported within an electrically insulative housing (14). The housing (14) is configured for mating engagement with a like housing for hermaphroditic interconnection. The upper contact of the pair includes a depending deflectable shunt member (18d) and the lower contact of the pair includes a shunt member engagement element for electrically shunting the pair of contacts. The shunt member is deflectable away from the shunt member engagement element upon the mating engagement of the housing with the like housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Brent B. Lybrand
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 01:04
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/36; G02B6/38; G02B6/3807; G02B6/381; G02B6/3826; G02B6/383; H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/28; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6581; H01R13/66; H01R13/70; H01R13/703; H01R13/7031; H01R13/7033; H01R13/646; H01R13/6461; H01R13/6471
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
An electrical connector comprising: an electrically insulative contact support member; and at least one pair of vertically aligned electrical contacts supported within the contact support member; said vertically aligned pair of contacts including an upper contact having a depending deflectable shunt member, and a lower contact having a shunt member engagement element for engagement with said deflectable shunt member to electrically shunt said upper contact to said lower contact.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electrical connector of claim 1 wherein said shunt member engagement element includes an upwardly extending protrusion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electrical connector of claim 1 or claim 2 wherein each said contact includes an interconnection end for electrical engagement with a contact of a mating connector and a terminal end opposite said interconnection end.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
An electrical connector of claim 3 wherein said depending deflectable shunt member of said upper contact is positioned between said interconnection end and terminal end thereof and wherein said upwardly extending protrusion of said lower contact is positioned between said interconnection end and said terminal end thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
123 words
A hermaphroditic electrical connector comprising: an insulative connector housing configured for mating engagement with a like housing, said housing having a front end, a support member for supporting electrical contacts, and a rear end; and a pair of vertically aligned electrical contacts supported by said housing support member, an upper contact of said pair having a depending deflectable shunt member and a lower contact of said pair having a shunt member engagement element engagable with said depending deflectable shunt member for electrically shunting said upper contact to said lower contact, said depending deflectable shunt member of said upper contact being deflectable away from said shunt member engagement element of said lower contact upon mating engagement of said connector housing with said like housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A hermaphroditic electrical connector of claim 5 wherein said contacts have an interconnection end adjacent said front end of said housing and a terminal end adjacent said rear end of said housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A hermaphroditic electrical connector of claim 6 wherein said depending deflectable shunt member of said upper contact is positioned between said interconnection end and said terminal end thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
A hermaphroditic electrical connector of claim 7 wherein said front end of said housing includes a shunt member deflection portion and wherein upon said mating engagement of said housing with said like housing said shunt member deflection portion of said like housing deflects said shunt member away from said shunt member engagement member of said lower contact.
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