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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007

Filed:

Nov. 04, 2005
Applicants:

Brian Gillespie, Harrisburg, PA (US);

Kevin E. Walker, Hershey, PA (US);

Tod M. Harlan, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);

Robert W. Brown, Harrisburg, PA (US);

Joanne E. Shipe, Harrisburg, PA (US);

Inventors:

Brian Gillespie, Harrisburg, PA (US);

Kevin E. Walker, Hershey, PA (US);

Tod M. Harlan, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);

Robert W. Brown, Harrisburg, PA (US);

Joanne E. Shipe, Harrisburg, PA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An electrical connector for connecting a sheet-like member includes a housing () defining an insertion slot (); a plurality of terminals () arranged in the housing in parallel relationship with a predetermined pitch, each of the terminals having a contact beam () extending into the insertion slot and a pivot beam () extending substantially parallel to the contact beam; and an actuator () rotatably provided for establishing an electrical connection between the sheet-like member and the contact beams. The actuator provides cam portions () each interposed between every other the pivot beam. Each of the cam portions provides shaft portions () respectively adapted for pivotably engaging with the pivot beams disposed therebeside. The shaft portions extending towards each other respectively from two adjacent cam portions are spaced to define a gap () therebetween.


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