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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2001
Hideyo Morita, Mihara-gun, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus having spring-loaded contacts for electrically connecting with electrical equipment terminals. First spring-loaded contacts and second spring-loaded contacts are disposed in close proximity. Each of the first and second spring-loaded contacts has a pair of connection segments for connecting with each electrical equipment terminal, attachment segments which attach to a board or substrate, and flexible arm segments between the attachment segments and connection segments. The flexible arm segments are adapted to press the connection segments resiliently against the electrical equipment terminals. Each pair of flexible arm segments of a first spring-loaded contact defines a widened region where the flexible arm segments extend towards the connection segments of a second spring-loaded contact, and part of the second spring-loaded contact is disposed inside the widened region of the first spring-loaded contact.