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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1999
Yoku Yamagami, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sakata, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Matsuo, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Nagawatari, Tokyo, JP;
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A contact element (,) comprises a fixed section (,) inserted into the slot (,) along the first minor side of the slot, a flexible section (,) extending from the fixed section toward the second minor side of the slot in a plane and being flexible in the plane, and contact portions (,A,,B) extending from the flexible section so as to project from the major faces of a housing (,). The fixed section, the flexible section, and the contact portions are in the plane parallel to the major faces of the slot. A conductive layer or sheet (,) is provided on the major sides of the slot. A sliding contact (,A,,B) are provided near the contact portions are brought into sliding contact with the conductive layer or sheet.