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EP 0860898 B1 20030716 - Connector with shorting bar

Title (en)

Connector with shorting bar

Title (de)

Verbinder mit Kurzschlusselement

Title (fr)

Connecteur avec élément de court-circuit

Publication

EP 0860898 B1 20030716 (EN)

Application

EP 97103005 A 19970225

Priority

EP 97103005 A 19970225

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0860898A1] The invention relates to a connector with shorting bar. Electrical connections for high security standards must include a shorting bar which is normally constructed of one single planar, generally U-shaped piece of metal forming two springs each of which touching one of the terminals to be shorted. This requires a relatively large amount of package space. The design according to the invention includes two seperate pieces of conductive material to form the shorting bar. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01R 3/00; H01R 13/703

IPC 8 full level

H01R 13/703 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 13/7032 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0860898 A1 19980826; EP 0860898 B1 20030716; DE 69723543 D1 20030821; DE 69723543 T2 20040609

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97103005 A 19970225; DE 69723543 T 19970225