Patent ID: 9586493
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B60L,Y02T

Claim:
1. An apparatus which electrically connects a first electrical contact on a first object to a second electrical contact on a second object, comprising: a first frame attached to the first object; a first carriage encompassed by the first frame, which includes the first electrical contact and has a single degree of freedom within the first frame, a second frame attached to the second object; a second carriage, encompassed by the second frame, which includes the second electrical contact and has a single degree of freedom within the second frame; a first stopper mounted on the first carriage that stops the first carriage when the first stopper contacts the second frame; and a second stopper mounted on the second carriage that stops the second carriage when the second stopper contacts the first frame; made by a process comprising: contacting the first frame and second frame; contacting the first stopper with the second frame, thus stopping further motion of the first carriage; and contacting the second stopper with the first frame, thus stopping further motion of the second carriage; thereby electrically connecting the first electrical contact with the second electrical contact.