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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2002
Jeremy C. Patterson, McLeansville, NC (US);
Lyle S. Bryan, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
John Cowan, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly ( ) includes and arc prevention shunt ( ) in one of two mating electrical connectors ( ). The shunt ( ) engages a terminal ( ) when the connectors ( ) and ( ) are in a partially mated configuration. If the terminal ( ) is hot, current will pass from the shunt ( ) to a relay coil ( ) to close contacts ( ) in a Form C relay ( ). When the normally open switch contacts ( ) are closed a bypass circuit ( ) disconnects the terminals ( ) in the connectors ( ) so arcing will not occur when the connectors ( ) are mated or unmated under load. When the connectors ( ) are in the fully mated or fully unmated, the shunt ( ) is electrically isolated from the terminals ( ).