Patent ID: 6040705
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: H01H,H01R

Abstract:
A rolling contactor for providing electrical signal communication between a component terminal and a support structure for said rolling contactor, comprising:a) electrically conductive means for rolling across the component terminal to communicate one or more signals therewith;b) a holder connectable to the support structure and in signal communication therewith, the holder comprising:i) a pair of flanges projecting orthogonally from oposite sides of the arm at said opposite end; and,ii) a pair of aligned holes defined by respective flanges for journaling the axle ends, the axle being disposed normal to the arm; and,c) means for resiliently cantilevering the means for rolling from the holder, so as to flex in response to deflection of the means for rolling by a component, said means for cantilevering including means for communicating signals between the means for rolling and the holder, said means for cantilevering said means for rolling comprising:i) an elongated arm, the arm being electrically conductive to provide signal communication between the means for rolling and the holder;ii) means for connecting the arm electrically and mechanically at one end to the holder; and,iii) means for connecting the arm electrically and mechanically at an opposite end to the means for rolling; and,d) wherein said holder comprises:i) base means for providing a resting place for an end of the arm remote from the roller means;ii) means for locating the arm longitudinally and laterally into its resting place; and,iii) releasable clamping means, acting in opposition to the base means, for holding the arm in its resting place.