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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jose L Ortega, Camp Hill, PA (US);
David A Griesemer, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439510 ; 439514 ;
Abstract
A shunt (10) for commoning a pair of posts is disclosed. The shunt (10) includes a housing (12) having a commoning element (14) in a chamber (30). Openings (32, 40) through opposite ends (20, 22) provide access to the element (14) which has fins (82) on one end member (72) and ears (84) on another end member (74) cooperating with the chambers surfaces (26a, 66) to prevent misaligned posts from being inserted beneath the element (14).