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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2005
Matthew Sweetland, Bedford, MA (US);
Matthew Sweetland, Bedford, MA (US);
Tribotek, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector having one or more electrical contacts for providing an electrical connection to an inserted pin is provided. The electrical connector includes a spring made of electrically conductive material and a loading element attached to the spring and arranged to define an opening for pin insertion. The spring is physically arranged relative to the loading element to create a tension on the loading element. The electrical connector includes at least one conductive wire in electrical communication with the spring. The wire is wound around the spring and the loading element, providing multiple electrical contact points radially inward relative to a center of the opening to provide electrical contact to the inserted pin. When the pin is inserted into the opening, the loading element is tensioned such that the loading element generates a contact force at each contact point.