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US 7,402,064 B2Granted
Electrical power contacts and connectors comprising same
AssigneeFCI Americas Technology, Inc.
InventorsChristopher G. Daily, Wilfred J. Swain, Stuart C. Stoner, Christopher J. Kolivoski, Douglas M. Johnescu
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Abstract
Electrical connectors and contacts for transmitting power are provided. One power contact embodiment includes a first plate that defines a first non-deflecting beam and a first deflectable beam, and a second plate that defines a second non-deflecting beam and a second deflectable beam. The first and second plates are positioned beside one another to form the power contact.
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A power contact, comprising a first and a second plate-like body member;
- a third and a fourth plate-like body member positioned between the first and second plate-like body members;
- a first flared portion adjoining the first plate-like body member, a second flared portion adjoining the second plate-like body member, and one or more terminal pins mechanically and electrically connected to at least one of the first and second flared portions.
A power contact, comprising:
- a first and a second plate-like body member;
- a third and a fourth plate-like body member positioned between the first and second plate-like body members;
- a first flared portion adjoining the first plate-like body member;
- a second flared portion adjoining the second plate-like body member;
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- a first, a second, a third, and a fourth contact beam electrically and mechanically connected to the respective first, second, third, and fourth plate-like body members;
- wherein a major surface of the first contact beam faces a major surface of the second contact beam, and a major surface of the third contact beam faces a major surface of the fourth contact beam
- wherein a portion of the third contact beam is offset from the third plate-like body member so that the portion of the third contact beam and the first plate-like body member lie substantially in a common plane;
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- a portion of the fourth contact beam is offset from the fourth plate-like body member so that the portion of the fourth contact beam and the second plate-like body member lie substantially in another common plane.
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A power contact, comprising:
- a pair of outer plate-like body members;
- a first pair of beams extending from the outer body members;
- a pair of inner plate-like body members;
- a second pair of beams extending from inner body members;
- wherein each of the pair of outer plate-like body members includes a flared portion, the flared portions defining a space therebetween for receiving a complementary plug contact.
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A power contact, comprising:
- a first and a second plate-like body member;
- a third and a fourth plate-like body member positioned between the first and second plate-like body members;
- a first flared portion adjoining the first plate-like body member;
- a second flared portion adjoining the second plate-like body member;
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- a first, a second, a third, and a fourth contact beam electrically and mechanically connected to the respective first, second, third, and fourth plate-like body members;
- wherein a major surface of the first contact beam faces a major surface of the second contact beam, and a major surface of the third contact beam faces a major surface of the fourth contact beam,
- wherein the first and second contact beams are substantially coterminous with the third and fourth contact beams.
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A power contact, comprising:
- a first and a second plate-like body member;
- a third and a fourth plate-like body member positioned between the first and second plate-like body members;
- a first flared portion adjoining the first plate-like body member;
- a second flared portion adjoining the second plate-like body member;
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- a first, a second, a third, and a fourth contact beam electrically and mechanically connected to the respective first, second, third, and fourth plate-like body members;
- wherein a major surface of the first contact beam faces a major surface of the second contact beam, and a major surface of the third contact beam faces a major surface of the fourth contact beam,
- wherein the first and the third contact beams define a channel therebetween, and the second and the fourth contact beams define another channel therebetween.
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A power contact, comprising:
- a first and a second plate-like body member;
- a third and a fourth plate-like body member positioned between the first and second plate-like body members;
- a first flared portion adjoining the first plate-like body member;
- a second flared portion adjoining the second plate-like body member;
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- a first, a second, a third, and a fourth contact beam electrically and mechanically connected to the respective first, second, third, and fourth plate-like body members;
- wherein a major surface of the first contact beam faces a major surface of the second contact beam, and a major surface of the third contact beam faces a major surface of the fourth contact beam,
- wherein the first and the second contact beams are spaced apart so that the first and the second contact beams define a space therebetween that receives a portion of another power contact, and the third and the fourth contact beams are spaced apart so that the third and the fourth contact beams define another space therebetween that receives another portion of the another power contact.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.