Shunt for electrical connector
AssigneeAmphenol Corporation
InventorsDavid I. WEINSTEIN, Owen Robert BARTHELMES, Michael Andrew HOYACK
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Abstract
A shunt for an electrical connector comprising a conductive body having two resilient leg extensions connecting at a hinge, each of the leg extensions terminating at a tail end, is provided. The tail ends extend outwardly away from one another, and each of the leg extensions have at least one contact point on an outer surface thereof for engaging a contact of the electrical connector. The leg extensions curve such that they converge toward one another at a substantially center portion of the conductive body and diverge from one another at at least one other portion of the conductive body that is not the center portion of the conductive body.
Claims24
A shunt for an electrical connector, comprising:
- a conductive body having two resilient leg extensions connecting at a hinge, each of said leg extensions terminating at a tail end, said tail ends extending outwardly away from one another, and each of said leg extensions having at least one contact point on an outer surface thereof for engaging a contact of the electrical connector,
- wherein said leg extensions curve such that said leg extensions converge toward one another at a substantially center portion of said conductive body and diverge from one another at at least one portion of said conductive body other than said center portion of said conductive body, said at least one contact point being located at said at least one portion.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of contacts located within said housing;
- and
- a shunt received in said housing between said plurality of contacts, said shunt including,
- a conductive body having two resilient leg extensions connecting at a hinge, each of said leg extensions terminating at a tail end, and each of said leg extensions having at least one contact point on an outer surface thereof for engaging one of said plurality of contacts, said leg extensions each being curved such that said leg extensions converge toward one another at a substantially center portion of said conductive body and diverge from one another at at least one portion of said conductive body other than said center portion of said conductive body, said at least one contact point being located at said at least one portion of said conductive body, wherein each of said contact points engages one of said plurality of contacts.
An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
- first and second electrical connectors configured to mate with one another, each electrical connector including,
- a housing;
- a plurality of contacts located within said housing;
- and
- a shunt received in said housing between said plurality of contacts, said shunt including,
- a conductive body having two resilient leg extensions connecting at a hinge, each of said leg extensions terminating at a tail end, and each of said leg extensions having at least one contact point on an outer surface thereof for engaging one of said plurality of contacts, said leg extensions each being curved such that said leg extensions converge toward one another at a substantially center portion of said conductive body and diverge from one another at at least one portion of said conductive body other than said center portion of said conductive body, said at least one contact point being located at said at least one portion of said conductive body,
- wherein each of said contact points engages one of said plurality of contacts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.