Flexible electrical connector insert with conductive and non-conductive elastomers
First Claim
1. A flexible unitary connector insert for adding circuitry within a shell and around at least one pin of an existing connector or mating pair of connectors, said connector insert comprising one or more layers of flexible and compressible conductive and non-conductive elastomers that provide all electrical connections and paths throughout said insert and all electrical insulation and isolation throughout said insert, the one or more layers of conductive and non-conductive elastomer comprising an outside perimeter to fit inside an inside perimeter of a cavity of the shell, and at least one opening for fitting around the at least one pin.
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Abstract
A connector insert comprising a plurality of layers of conductive elastomer, and a concomitant method of employing a connector insert, the method comprising the steps of fabricating a plurality of layers of conductive elastomer as an insert and placing the insert into a connector.
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- 1. A flexible unitary connector insert for adding circuitry within a shell and around at least one pin of an existing connector or mating pair of connectors, said connector insert comprising one or more layers of flexible and compressible conductive and non-conductive elastomers that provide all electrical connections and paths throughout said insert and all electrical insulation and isolation throughout said insert, the one or more layers of conductive and non-conductive elastomer comprising an outside perimeter to fit inside an inside perimeter of a cavity of the shell, and at least one opening for fitting around the at least one pin.
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