Electrical contact surface having numerous protrusions
AssigneeSierra Madre Marketing Group
InventorFred Miekka
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Abstract
Electrical contacting surfaces are disclosed having numerous electrically conductive substantially spherical protrusions. These contacting surfaces may be used repeatedly in low voltage applications. The numerous electrically conductive substantially spherical protrusions provide points of high pressure thereby forming multiple parallel electrically conductive pathways across the contacting surfaces to establish good electrical continuity.
Claims17
A sliding electrical contactor suitable for multiple connection and disconnection cycles comprising:
- an electrically conductive first contacting surface;
- an electrically conductive second contacting surface;
- said electrically conductive first contacting surface having electrically conductive substantially spherical protrusions extending in an outward direction toward said electrically conductive second contacting surface and;
- said electrically conductive first contacting surface having electrical contact with said second electrically conductive contacting surface, wherein at least one of said electrically conductive contacting surfaces has sufficient compression spring properties to establish multiple parallel electrically conductive pathways between said first electrically conductive contacting surface and said second electrically conductive contacting surface.
An electrical contactor suitable for multiple connection and disconnection cycles comprising:
- an electrically conductive first contacting surface;
- an electrically conductive second contacting surface;
- said electrically conductive first contacting surface having electrically conductive substantially spherical protrusions extending in an outward direction toward said electrically conductive second contacting surface and;
- said electrically conductive first contacting surface having electrical contact with said electrically conductive second contacting surface to provide multiple parallel electrically conductive pathways from said electrically conductive first contacting surface to said electrically conductive second contacting surface upon the application of downward stationary pressure.
An electrical contactor suitable for multiple connection and disconnection cycles comprising:
- an electrically conductive first contacting surface;
- an electrically conductive second contacting surface;
- said electrically conductive first contacting surface having electrically conductive substantially spherical protrusions extending in an outward direction toward said electrically conductive second contacting surface and;
- said electrically conductive first contacting surface having electrical contact with said electrically conductive second contacting surface to provide multiple parallel electrically conductive pathways to said first electrically conductive contacting surface upon the application of rotary sliding pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.