Patent ID: 8491345
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of improving electrical transmission through an electrical contact assembly comprising an insertion object having a longitudinal axis, a housing having a bore receiving the insertion object therein, and plurality of coils of a canted coil spring in electrical communication with the housing and the insertion object, the method comprising: reducing electrical resistance between the housing and the insertion object by providing an electrical path length between a first contact point, defined by a contact between the insertion object and a coil that contacts the insertion object, and a second contact point, defined by a contact point between the housing and the coil that contacts the insertion object, reducing the electrical path length by about 10% to 50% compared to a direct path length of two contact points located along a line that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the insertion object by: providing a groove in the bore of the housing or on the insertion object, said groove having two generally parallel side walls and a bottom wall located between the two generally parallel side walls; and