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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2022
Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Brian Keith Weaver, Middletown, PA (US);
Andrew B. Fortier, Middletown, PA (US);
TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
A contact system for electrically connecting a device having an arcuate wall with a docking station having a linear wall. The contact system includes a first contact positioned in the device and a second contact positioned in the docking station. The first contact has a contoured contact engagement surface with a contoured contact engagement surface arc which is essentially the same as an arcuate wall arc of the arcuate wall of the device. The second contact has a resilient contact arm which engages the contoured contact engagement surface of the first contact when the device is inserted into the docking station. The engagement of the resilient contact arm of the second contact and the contoured contact engagement surface of the first contact provides a positive electrical connection between the first contact and the second contact and compensates for angular misalignment between the device with the docking station.