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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2018
Te Connectivity Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Nicholas Paul Ruffini, Lancaster, PA (US);
Kevin Michael Thackston, York, PA (US);
Cammie L. Johanning, Fremont, CA (US);
Brian Todd Klinger, Harrisburg, PA (US);
TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A spring for use in an RF contact for a plug-in module including a hollow unitary cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis and a spring portion positioned between opposed first and second ends. The spring includes a first retainer near the first end, the first retainer adapted to be captured between first and second socket body portions of an RF contact, the first socket body portion, at least a segment of the second socket body portion, and the body adapted to be disposed within a receptacle module. The spring includes a second retainer near the second end, the second retainer adapted to be captured by a corresponding feature of the receptacle module. In response to the body being mounted in the receptacle module to floatingly secure the first socket body portion and the at least a segment of the second socket body portion therein, the spring portion is in tension.