Electrical shorting assembly for electrical jacks and the like
AssigneeSenior Industries, Inc.
InventorJoseph N. Francaviglia
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Abstract
A shorting assembly is provided for shorting contacts of an electrical connector. A first shorting bridge having a plate portion and extensions interconnects a first set of electrical contacts preselected for shorting. A second shorting bridge having a plate portion and extensions interconnects a second set of electrical contacts preselected for shorting. The extensions project into bottom portions of guide slots for the contacts of the electrical connector to provide a reliable shorting connection. An insulator spaces the shorting bridges from one another. The shorting bridges and the insulator are mounted in a stack like manner to the electrical connector.
Claims2
A shorting device for contacts of an electrical connector comprising:
- a first shorting bridge being of electrical conductive material and having a base portion and articulated extensions projecting from the base portion of the first shorting bridge to provide a first electrical short interconnection through the first shorting bridge, wherein the articulated extensions include at least a first segment substantially planar with the base portion and a second segment disposed at a predetermined angle relative to the first segment;
- a second shorting bridge being of electrical conductive material and having a base portion and articulated extensions projecting from the base portion of the second shorting bridge to provide a second electrical shorting interconnection through the second shorting bridge, wherein the articulated extensions include at least a first segment substantially planar with the base portion and a second segment disposed at a predetermined angle relative to the first segment;
- the base portions of the first and second shorting bridges each having at least one surface, the at least one surface of the first shorting bridge facing the at least one surface of the second shorting bridge;
- an insulator contacting the at least one surface of both the first and second shorting bridges to space the first shorting bridge from the second shorting bridge, wherein the first and second shorting bridges and the insulator are assembled in a substantially overlapping stack like manner in which the insulator is between and against the base portion of the first and second shorting bridges;
- and wherein at least one aperature is provided in at least one of the shorting bridges for mounting the shorting device to said electrical connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.