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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
Applicant:
Shashidhar M Kamath, Canton, MI (US);
Inventor:
Shashidhar M Kamath, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Yazaki North America, Inc., Canton, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical connector generally includes a housing having at least a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal. A shorting bar slidably connects to the housing and has at least a first spring portion and a second spring portion. The shorting bar is movable between a shorted condition and a non-shorted condition. The spring portions on the shorting bar are in a relaxed position in the non-shorted condition. Because the connector is typically in the non-shorted condition, the spring portions are less susceptible to stress relaxation.