Single use security module mezzanine connector
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsDavid A. TROUT, James L. FEDDER, Attalee S. TAYLOR, Jason E. VRENNA
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Abstract
A connector including a housing and a contact is disclosed for electrically connecting a first electrical device to a second electrical device across the contact in such a manner that the contact is broken if the connector is removed from the second electrical device. The contact includes a press-fit connection that may be either a compliant eye-of-the-needle or a cylindrical tail.
Claims20
An electrical connector for interconnecting a first electrical device with a second electrical device, the electrical connector comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- at least one electrical contact supported by the housing;
- wherein the at least one electrical contact comprises a first end configured to make a first connection with the first electrical device, a second end configured to make a second connection with the second electrical device, and a frangible section disposed between the first end and the second end;
- and
- wherein the frangible section is configured to break before either the first connection or the second connection break when a tensile force is applied to the at least one electrical contact by pulling the first electrical device away from the second electrical device.
An electrical contact, comprising;
- a body configured to be held in a connector housing;
- a lead at a first end of the body and configured to make an electrical connection with a first electrical device;
- and
- a tail at a second end of the body opposite from the first end and configured to make an electrical connection with a second electrical device;
- wherein the body comprises a frangible section that is configured to break when a tensile force is applied across the body of the electrical contact between the lead and the tail.
An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector comprising a housing and at least one electrical contact held by the housing, the at least one electrical contact comprising a first end, a second end, and a body comprising a frangible section;
- a first electrical device connected to the first end at a first connection;
- and
- a second electrical device connected to the second end at a second connection;
- wherein the frangible section is configured to break before either the first connection or the second connection break when a tensile force is applied to the at least one electrical contact by pulling the first electrical device away from the second electrical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.