Electrical connector assembly with shorting member

An electrical connector assembly has a shorting member which is capable of electrically connecting or "shorting" certain contacts within a first connector when disconnected from a second connector to avoid an open circuit condition. The shorting member may be configured to short three or m...

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Hauptverfasser: WILLIAMS ROGER C, KEPLEY TIM O, GENTRY JOHN T
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Zusammenfassung:An electrical connector assembly has a shorting member which is capable of electrically connecting or "shorting" certain contacts within a first connector when disconnected from a second connector to avoid an open circuit condition. The shorting member may be configured to short three or more contacts at the same time, and to be disengaged automatically upon connection of the first and second connectors. Moreover, the shorting member may be formed of a single piece of material and have an opposed pair of arms for engaging each contact.