Patent ID: 7942692
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: H01H,H01R

Abstract:
1. A connecting element for the connection of at least two switching devices, the connecting element comprising: a plurality of first elements that mechanically connect the switching devices to one another; and a plurality of second elements that electrically connect switching poles of the switching devices, the second elements including flexible finger-shaped coupling elements, having a first portion extending from a surface of the connecting element and a second portion orthogonal to the first portion, for coupling to coupling elements of the switching devices connected electrically to the switching poles, wherein the flexible finger-shaped coupling elements include conductive pins extending from the second portion that are flexible in all spatial directions and have a plastic sheathing and wherein the second elements are configured to connect switching poles of switching devices electrically to one another by insertion and, wherein the flexible finger-shaped coupling elements on a first side of the connecting element are shorter than those on a second side of the connecting element.