Connector with dedicated contact regions
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1. An electrical connector for an electronic component having concentric positive and negative terminal contact surfaces, said electrical connector comprising:
- at least a first contact element and a second contact element, each of said first and second contact elements including alternating conductive materials and nonconductive materials; and
an insulating layer separating said first contact element and said second contact element by a predetermined distance;
wherein said first contact element establishes an electrical connection only with the positive terminal contact surface of the electronic component and the second contact element establishes an electrical connection only with the negative terminal contact surface, thereby preventing shorting contact between the positive and negative terminal contact surfaces of the electronic component when the connector is mounted to the electronic component.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes at least a first contact element and a second contact element, wherein each of the first and second contact elements include alternating conductive materials and nonconductive materials. An insulating layer separates the first contact element and the second contact element. The insulating layer divides the first and second contact elements into dedicated contact regions and has a length to prevent the first contact element and the second contact element from contacting more than one terminal contact surface on an electrical component.
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1. An electrical connector for an electronic component having concentric positive and negative terminal contact surfaces, said electrical connector comprising:
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at least a first contact element and a second contact element, each of said first and second contact elements including alternating conductive materials and nonconductive materials; and
an insulating layer separating said first contact element and said second contact element by a predetermined distance;
wherein said first contact element establishes an electrical connection only with the positive terminal contact surface of the electronic component and the second contact element establishes an electrical connection only with the negative terminal contact surface, thereby preventing shorting contact between the positive and negative terminal contact surfaces of the electronic component when the connector is mounted to the electronic component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic assembly comprising:
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an electrical component having at least a first terminal contact surface and a second terminal contact surface separated by a gap;
a connector comprising at least a first elastomeric element and a second elastomeric element, each of said first and second elastomeric elements including alternating conductive layers and nonconductive layers; and
an insulating layer separating said first elastomeric element and said second elastomeric element, said insulating layer spanning said gap when said connector contacts said electrical component to prevent shorting contact between said first terminal contact surface and said second terminal contact surface through said first elastomeric element and said second elastomeric element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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