Patent ID: 6039601
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: G07C,H01M,H01R,Y02E

Abstract:
A portable electronic device, comprising:a housing;first and second electrical components disposed in said housing; anda contact spring electrically connecting said first and second electrical components to one another;said contact spring having a plurality of mutually parallel, cutout slits formed therein and a plurality of spring arms defined between said slits, said contact spring being preshaped such that when said first and second electrical components are inserted in said housing, said contact spring is subjected to mechanical pressure by said first electrical component, said contact spring transferring at least a portion of the mechanical pressure to said second electrical component and causing at least two of said spring arms to rest with mechanical prestressing on said first electrical component, and at least two others of said spring arms to rest with mechanical prestressing on said second component.