Patent ID: 8926379
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G01R,H01R

Abstract:
1. A compliant electrical contact adapted to be compressed through a compression range, said contact comprising: (a) a spring comprised of an electrically conductive, inherently elastic material, and having a longitudinal axis, a plurality of convolutions in two sections with a break therebetween, a first spring end, and a second spring end; (b) a first contact point at said first spring end; (c) a second contact point at said second spring end; and (d) a shunt comprised of an electrically conductive material and having a center, a first end, and a second end, said shunt extending parallel to said spring longitudinal axis, said shunt center electrically attached to said spring at said break by a fixed attachment, said first shunt end attached to said spring by a first sliding attachment adjacent to said first contact point, said second shunt end attached to said spring by a second sliding attachment adjacent to said second contact point, each of said sliding attachments including at least a shorting finger with a bend for maintaining electrical contact between said spring and said shunt.