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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2003
Russell L. Simpson, Miami, FL (US);
Sybren D. Smith, Plantation, FL (US);
Russell L. Simpson, Miami, FL (US);
Sybren D. Smith, Plantation, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention concerns a connector (). The connector includes at least one tunnel () having a first portion () and a second portion () and at least one pin (). At least a portion of the pin is positioned within the tunnel. The first portion of the tunnel has a first inner surface (). The first inner surface forces at least a portion of the pin in at least a first predetermined direction as the connector engages a corresponding connector (). Contaminants are at least partially removed from at least one of the pin and the corresponding connector as the first inner surface forces the pin in the first predetermined direction.