Patent ID: 6293812
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A contact bridge for an electrical connector, comprising:a bridge strap;a base plate coupled to said bridge strap and extending substantially perpendicular thereto, said base plate having an internally threaded bore;a first abutment member extending from said bridge strap adjacent to and extending along a side edge of said base plate, and having a substantially planar first surface extending substantially perpendicularly to and facing said base plate;a clamping plate overlying said base plate, having a substantially straight first side edge adjacent to said first planar surface, and having a through bore, said first side edge engaging said first planar surface to prevent relative rotation of said clamping plate and said base plate about an axis through said bores; anda screw extending through said through bore in said through clamping plate and threadedly engaging said threaded bore in said base plate.