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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:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael D Long, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439676 ;
Abstract
A connector includes a contact insert, at least one contact, and a housing. The contact is mounted to the contact insert. The contact includes a mounting portion coupled to the contact insert and a beam portion having a length. The housing is engageable with the contact insert. The housing includes a first portion adapted to deflect the beam portion and a second portion adapted to contact the beam portion at a pivot point along the length of the beam portion.