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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2001
Roger Moll, Raedersdorf, FR;
Jürg Freudiger, Niederbipp, CH;
Multi-Holding AG, Allschwil, CH;
Abstract
In a contact element ( ) for electrically connecting two contact pieces ( ) opposing each other with contact surfaces ( ), wherein the contact element ( ) extends along a longitudinal axis ( ) and encompasses numerous separate, identical spring-mounted individual elements ( ) that are arranged essentially parallel to each other and transverse to the longitudinal axis ( ), which are secured to a continuous carrier band ( ) extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis ( ), and establish the electrical contact between the contact surfaces, a large working area is achieved while keeping current load capacity high by designing the individual elements as interlaced contact bridges ( ).