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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2017
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Debra Mueller, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael E. Bausch, Livonia, NY (US);
Michael R. Mueller, Rochester, NY (US);
Rollin Brown, Fairport, NY (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods providing an electrical interface between a male plug () and a female receptacle (). The methods comprise: receiving a conductive pin () of the male plug in a socket opening () of the female receptacle; providing (a) first spring loaded floating contact points () between an elongate body () of the conductive pin and an electrical contact (A-B) of the female receptacle and (b) at least one second spring loaded floating contact point () between a tip () of the conductive pin and the electrical contact () of the female receptacle, when the conductive pin is fully inserted into the female receptacle; and maintaining at least two of the spring loaded floating contact points when the pin moves within the socket opening as a result of an external force applied to the male plug or female receptacle.