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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Joseph C. Fjelstad, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Inventor:
Joseph C. Fjelstad, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Assignee:
Interconnect Portfolio LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 24/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic wiping torsional connector for use in connecting to mating contacts on an insulating base. The connector includes a plurality of contacts-each having a contactand an anchor. Contacts-twist against anchorwhen the insulating base is inserted into the connector to provide the wiping contact. In an alternative embodiment, the conductors are wires having two bends at different angles. One bend is elongated such that it engages a paddle before the other and rotates the other bend into contact with a ribbon contact located on the paddle.