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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas E Borden, San Francisco, CA (US);
Charles R Nestor, Niles, OH (US);
David W Solano, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439161 ; 439932 ;
Abstract
A shock and vibration resistant electrical connector for making an electrical connection between at least two contacts, comprising a driver assembly which comprises a driver (preferably of heat-recoverable metal) which is capable of shrinking radially inwardly and of exerting a radially inward force, the assembly having two internal surfaces of insulating material which face one another and which are forced towards one another when the driver shrinks; and electrical contacts on the surfaces.