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US 6,309,244 B1Granted
Connector assembly and power shunt contact
AssigneesTyco Electronics Corporation, Tyco Electronics Logistics AG
InventorsJames E. Gundermann, James E. McGeary
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Abstract
A connector assembly is provided wherein a circuit is provided between two connector housings, such as two header connector housings, adapted to connect to two mating connector housings, such as two mating harness connector housings. Such circuit is provided by a power shunt contact that may be provided as a single piece of contact material which includes two contact lengths, which extend into respective header connector housings, and a bridging shunt segment extending therebetween.
Claims7
A shunt contact, comprising:
- a first contact extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis from a first distal end to a first end portion;
- a second contact extending in said direction from a second distal end to a second end portion;
- a bridging shunt segment extending from said first end portion to said second end portion;
- a third contact extending from proximate the first end portion, the third contact having a contact length which extends to a third distal end, the third distal end extending in the direction opposite the direction of the first distal end;
- wherein the third contact having a connecting length which extends from the first end portion to the contact length, the connecting length extends in a direction which is essentially perpendicular to the contact length and essentially parallel to the bridging shunt segment;
- and
- a connector base having at least one aperture on a top surface thereof, wherein the first and second contacts comprise at least one protrusion structured and arranged to be disposed within said aperture of said connector base, in an assembled mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.