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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2020
Te Connectivity Services Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Charles Raymond Gingrich, III, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
An alignment member for aligning electrical components. The alignment member includes a base, a telescoping portion and a spring. The base has a first spring receiving cavity which extends from a first end of the base to a spring engaging shoulder. The telescoping portion has a second spring receiving cavity with a spring cooperating surface. The spring is positioned in the first spring receiving cavity of the base and in the second spring receiving cavity of the telescoping portion. The spring has a length which is approximately equal to or slightly larger than the length of a cavity formed by the spring receiving cavity and the base receiving cavity when the alignment member is in an extended position. The spring is retained in a biased position to keep the telescoping portion extended until a force is applied to the telescoping portion by the mating alignment member.