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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Patrick John Laughlin, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Inventor:
Patrick John Laughlin, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/38 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/629 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector spring includes a ring and a plurality of protruding segments protruding radially out from the ring. Each protruding segment of the plurality of protruding segments includes a first spring finger extending out from the protruding segment and a second spring finger extending out from the protruding segment. The first spring finger and the second spring finger angularly extend away from each other on a first side of the ring. The connector spring further includes a plurality of dimples protruding out on a second side of the ring.