ELECTRICAL CONNECTION HAVING A GOLD CONTACT SURFACE WITH DISCRETE AREAS OF HARDNESS AND FUEL LEVEL SENSOR USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An electrical connection comprising:
- a first electrical conductor assembly having a first electrical conductor with a first electrical conductor surface; and
a second electrical conductor assembly having a second electrical conductor with a second electrical conductor surface which is engaged with said first electrical conductor surface such that said second electrical conductor assembly and said first electrical conductor assembly reciprocate relative to each other along a path, said first electrical conductor surface and said second electrical conductor surface thereby providing electrical communication between said first electrical conductor assembly and said second electrical conductor assembly along said path;
wherein said second electrical conductor surface has a first area of gold having a first magnitude of hardness which engages said first electrical conductor surface and also has a second area of gold having a second magnitude of hardness which is greater than said first magnitude of hardness.
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Abstract
An electrical connection includes a first electrical conductor assembly having a first electrical conductor with a first electrical conductor surface and a second electrical conductor assembly having a second electrical conductor with a second electrical conductor surface which is engaged with the first electrical conductor surface such that the second electrical conductor assembly and the first electrical conductor assembly reciprocate relative to each other along a path. The first electrical conductor surface and the second electrical conductor surface provide electrical communication between the first electrical conductor assembly and the second electrical conductor assembly along the path. The second electrical conductor surface has a first area of gold having a first magnitude of hardness which engages the first electrical conductor surface and also has a second area of gold having a second magnitude of hardness which is greater than the first magnitude of hardness.
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17 Claims
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1. An electrical connection comprising:
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a first electrical conductor assembly having a first electrical conductor with a first electrical conductor surface; and a second electrical conductor assembly having a second electrical conductor with a second electrical conductor surface which is engaged with said first electrical conductor surface such that said second electrical conductor assembly and said first electrical conductor assembly reciprocate relative to each other along a path, said first electrical conductor surface and said second electrical conductor surface thereby providing electrical communication between said first electrical conductor assembly and said second electrical conductor assembly along said path; wherein said second electrical conductor surface has a first area of gold having a first magnitude of hardness which engages said first electrical conductor surface and also has a second area of gold having a second magnitude of hardness which is greater than said first magnitude of hardness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An fuel level sensor comprising:
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a resistor card upon which a first electrical conductor is disposed, said first electrical conductor having a first electrical conductor surface; a wiper assembly upon which a second electrical conductor is disposed, said second electrical conductor having a second electrical conductor surface which is engaged with said first electrical conductor surface such that said first electrical conductor surface and said second electrical conductor surface provide electrical communication between said resistor card and said wiper assembly; and a float responsive to fuel level within a fuel tank such that said wiper assembly is reciprocated by said float in response to the fuel level within said fuel tank such that said second electrical conductor surface reciprocates along a path on said first electrical conductor surface; wherein said second electrical conductor surface has a first area of gold having a first magnitude of hardness which engages said first electrical conductor surface and also has a second area of gold having a second magnitude of hardness which is greater than said first magnitude of hardness.
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