Patent ID: 6203342
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A grounding plate for use in an automotive orientationless squib assembly having a single, centrally axially and upwardly extending initiator pin, the grounding plate comprising:an electrically conductive plate having a centrally located opening therein, the plate sized and configured to fit within a cylindrical socket of the squib assembly with the centrally located opening coaxially disposed about and spaced from the single, centrally axially extending initiator pin; anda shorting member connected to the plate by a flexible hinge member and extending radially inwardly toward the centrally located opening to contact electrically to the single, centrally axially extending initiator pin when no external force is applied to the shorting member, the shorting member including an opening therein disposed to surround the single, centrally axially extending initiator pin, the opening generally aligned over the centrally located opening in the plate.