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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:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Hirschmann, Güglingen, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 2/900 ;
Abstract
An electrical connector for connecting to a receptacle or squib coupled to an electrical control for a vehicle restraint system such as an air bag. The connector has a housing (,) having a plugging portion (,) facing the receptacle (,). The plugging portion (,) of the receptacle has a shorting bar (,) which is guided resiliently and is situated against the contact pins (,) when the housing is unplugged from the receptacle. The shorting bar has resilient arms on both sides, extending from its portion contacting the contact pins, which serve as support surfaces for the locking member.