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Electrical connector grounding ring

  • US 4,598,959 A
  • Filed: 11/04/1983
  • Issued: 07/08/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrical connector comprising:

  • first and second mating connector members each including a conductive shell;

    said shells having forwardly facing annular surfaces thereon;

    a conductive bellows positioned between said surfaces providing a grounding connection between said shells;

    said bellows having rounded folds that cause opposite sides of a fold to remain spaced apart by more than two adjacent locations of the bellows that are near different folds; and

    said bellows being axially compressed when said connector members are mated.

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