Apparatus, system, and method for creating an electrical connection to a tool
First Claim
1. An apparatus for creating an electrical connection with an electrically conductive element, the apparatus comprising:
- a first contact element having an engagement surface for engaging a first side of the electrically conductive element;
a second contact element having an opposing engagement surface for engaging a second side of the electrically conductive element, the second contact element disposed opposite the first contact element, wherein the first contact element is slideable past the second contact element to form a scissor-like jaw;
a plurality of stages formed in the scissor-like jaw, each stage comprising a valley formed in at least one of the engagement surface of the first contact element and the opposing engagement surface of the second contact element, each stage comprising a different sized stage; and
wherein at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element comprise an electrically conductive material to conduct an electrical current between the electrically conductive element and at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for creating an electrical connection with an electrically conductive element. The apparatus includes a first contact element having an engagement surface for engaging a first side of the electrically conductive element and a second contact element positioned opposite the first contact element includes an opposing engagement surface for engaging a second side of the electrically conductive element. The first contact element is slideable past the second contact element to form a scissor-like jaw. A valley formed in at least one of the engagement surface and the opposing engagement surface of the first and second contact elements creates a stage. At least one of the first and the second contact elements are made of an electrically conductive material that conducts an electrical current between the electrically conductive element and at least one of the first and second contact elements.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for creating an electrical connection with an electrically conductive element, the apparatus comprising:
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a first contact element having an engagement surface for engaging a first side of the electrically conductive element; a second contact element having an opposing engagement surface for engaging a second side of the electrically conductive element, the second contact element disposed opposite the first contact element, wherein the first contact element is slideable past the second contact element to form a scissor-like jaw; a plurality of stages formed in the scissor-like jaw, each stage comprising a valley formed in at least one of the engagement surface of the first contact element and the opposing engagement surface of the second contact element, each stage comprising a different sized stage; and wherein at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element comprise an electrically conductive material to conduct an electrical current between the electrically conductive element and at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for creating an electrical connection with an electrically conductive element, the apparatus comprising:
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a first contact element having an engagement surface for engaging a first side of the electrically conductive element; a second contact element having an opposing engagement surface for engaging a second side of the electrically conductive element, the second contact element disposed opposite the first contact element, wherein the first contact element is slideable past the second contact element to form a scissor-like jaw; at least one stage formed in the scissor-like jaw, the at least one stage comprising a valley formed in at least one of the engagement surface of the first contact element and the opposing engagement surface of the second contact element; a housing that engages at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element to bias the scissor-like jaw in a closed position; and wherein at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element comprise an electrically conductive material to conduct an electrical current between the electrically conductive element and at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An apparatus for creating an electrical connection with an electrically conductive element, the apparatus comprising:
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a first contact element having an engagement surface for engaging a first side of the electrically conductive element; a second contact element having an opposing engagement surface for engaging a second side of the electrically conductive element, the second contact element disposed opposite the first contact element, wherein the first contact element is slideable past the second contact element to form a scissor-like jaw, wherein at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element is resiliently biased to position the scissor-like jaw in a closed position, the first contact element overlapping the second contact element when the scissor-like jaw is positioned in the closed position; at least one stage formed in the scissor-like jaw, the at least one stage comprising a valley formed in at least one of the engagement surface of the first contact element and the opposing engagement surface of the second contact element; a housing that engages at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element to bias the scissor-like jaw in the closed position, the housing comprising a substantially rigid support structure against which at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element apply a biasing force to bias the scissor-like jaw in the closed position; an electrical connector coupled to at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element; and wherein at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element comprise an electrically conductive material to conduct an electrical current between the electrically conductive element and at least one of the first contact element and the second contact element. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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