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Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 1990

Filed:

Oct. 04, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:

Kenzo Oda, Hadano, JP;

Seiji Hirano, Hiroshima, JP;

Assignee:

AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439188 ; 200 511 ;
Abstract

An electrical connector comprises matable connector housings (10,20) having matable electrical contacts (21), a shorting bar (22) in one of the connector housings (20) and having sloped sections (22A, 22B) with one of the sloped sections (22B) engaging the contact (21) in the housing (20) adjacent the shorting bar (22) when the connector housings are unmated, and a push-up projection (12) on the other of the connector housings (10) and having separate push-up projections (12A, 12B) for engagement with the respective sloped sections (22A, 22B) to push up the shorting bar (22) out of engagement with the contact (21) by one of the push-up projections even if the other push-up projection is broken when the connector housings are mated.


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Oda, Kenzo. (1990). Electrical connector having connector-operable shorting bar (U.S. Patent No. 4978311). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4978311

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