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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
May. 23, 2008
Dominic Anthony Farole, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Keith Edwin Miller, Manheim, PA (US);
Kenneth R. Gleason, Harrisburg, PA (US);
John K. Knoll, Lebanon, PA (US);
Dominic Anthony Farole, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Keith Edwin Miller, Manheim, PA (US);
Kenneth R. Gleason, Harrisburg, PA (US);
John K. Knoll, Lebanon, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A high density electrical interconnect is disclosed that uses a bayonet action to mate a plug having a plurality of contacts to receptacle having a plurality of spring contacts. The plurality of contacts may be a plurality of pin contacts, printed circuit board traces, or flexible film contacts. The spring contacts are preloaded to reduce the insertion force required to mate the plug and receptacle.