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Electrical connector grounding ring

  • US 4,531,790 A
  • Filed: 11/04/1983
  • Issued: 07/30/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrical connector member comprising:

  • a first shell surrounding an insulator adapted to contain electrical contacts, said shell having a forward end;

    a peripherally continuous, single-layer annular ring mounted on said shell;

    the wall of said ring, in longitudinal section, having a generally C-shaped configuration with opposite ends and a middle, and with the convex surface thereof facing forwardly of said shell;

    said ring embodying a radially resilient free-end contacting portion;

    said contacting portion of said ring resiliently deflecting radially when the connector member is mated with a second connector member having a second shell which telescopically engages with said contacting portion;

    said C-shaped ring surrounding said forward end of said first shell so one end of said C-shaped configuration lies on the radially outer side of said shell and the other end of said C-shaped configuration lies on the radially inner side of said shell.

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