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US 6,283,770 B1Granted
Minimal intrusion EMI shielding clip to maintain electrical contact between two parallel surfaces
AssigneeCisco Technology, Incc.
InventorsJimmy Che-Kin Leung, Scott A. Eastman, Douglas J. Hurst
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing EMI shielding. A conductive clip has a first jaw and a second jaw with an elbow between. The first jaw has a major surface with a detent formed on the major surface and defining a discontinuity in the major surface. The second jaw forms a contact hump disposed along the second jaw between two contact segments.
Claims9
A contact clip comprising:
- a first jaw having a major surface and a detent formed as a discontinuity in the major surface, the detent biased toward an interior of the clip;
- a second jaw forming a contact hump between a first contact segment and a second contact segment;
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- an elbow integrally formed with the first jaw and second jaw and joining the first jaw and second jaw together, the elbow having a radius of curvature of approximately 0.025 inches.
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A contact clip comprising:
- a unitary conductor folded at an elbow to form a first jaw and a second jaw, the elbow having a radius of curvature of approximately 0.025 inches;
- the first jaw having disposed thereon a detent and terminating in an edge having a curve away from the second jaw of a first radius of curvature;
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- the second jaw having formed as a part thereof a contact hump, the upper jaw terminating in an edge having a curve away from the first jaw of a second radius of curvature.
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A contact clip comprising:
- a first jaw having a major surface and a detent formed as a discontinuity in the major surface, the detent biased toward the interior of the clip to engage a conductor inserted between a first jaw and a second jaw;
- a second jaw forming a contact hump to engage a conductor external to the jaws;
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- an elbow integrally formed with the first jaw and second jaw and joining the first jaw and second jaw together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.