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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1998
Alan R Harwood, Hayes, GB;
John R Parkin, Bransgore, GB;
APW Electronics Limited, Eastleigh, GB;
Abstract
A contact member is disclosed for providing electrical connection between two components of a housing for electrical or electronic equipment. The contact member comprises a spring clip for mounting the contact member over an edge of the first housing component. The spring clip has integrally connected front and rear portions for gripping the first housing component therebetween. The contact member also has a spring leaf integrally connected with the spring clip. The spring leaf has a generally U-shaped cross-section defined by a first contact portion, which extends away from the spring clip to the bight of the U at an acute angle to the first component when gripped by the spring clip, to contact the second housing component in use, and a second contact portion, which extends from the bight of the U back towards the spring clip, to contact the first housing component is use. The first and second contact portions are resiliently compressible towards one another to provide a resilient connection between the two housing components. A plurality of contact members may be integrally connected side by side to form a contact strip of the desired length.