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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:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
John O Wright, York, PA (US);
Assignee:
Osram Sylvania Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439582 ; 439352 ; 439557 ;
Abstract
A connector includes a contact extending in a first direction of a longitudinal axis. The contact is adapted for connection at one end to a mating contact extending in the first direction, and for connection at an opposite end to a conductor extending in a second direction that extends at an angle to the first direction. The connector includes a spring element that urges the connector away from a mating connector if the two are not fully engaged. A connector assembly including such a connector.