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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1994
Christopher W Mann, Rochester, MN (US);
James L Peacock, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to an electromagnetic control (EMC) contact strip. In one embodiment, the strip is mounted to an electrically conductive surface which is adapted to slide in a direction into and out of engagement with another electrically conductive surface. The strip has a base having a length, and a contact formed along the length of the base and defined by a plurality of inverted V-shaped members projecting therefrom. The inverted V-shaped members are compressible in a direction towards the base upon application of a force against the inverted V-shaped members in a direction substantially perpendicular to the length of the base.