Timothy J Kelly

US Patent:

8500474, Aug 6, 2013

Filed:

Aug 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/206422

Inventors:

Karl F. Zimmermann - Malibu CA, US
Timothy H. Kelly - Manhattan Beach CA, US

Assignee:

CK Technologies, Inc. - Camarillo CA

International Classification:

H01R 13/15

US Classification:

439260

Abstract:

A wiring analyzer system with a zero-insertion-force (ZIF) connector/receiver interface. An electrical connection is made by inserting a male connector into a female receiver slot. During insertion into the female receiver slot, the male connector experiences minimal, if any, resistive force. The female receiver comprises a set of opposing spring contacts designed to pinch both sides of the wafer, making contact with the male connector. A pair of elongated plates has several sections cut out to correspond with each female slot such that when the male connector is inserted between the spring contacts the wafer passes through both plates. In order to create the necessary pinching action, a force is exerted on the plates, causing them to move a distance in opposite directions. This motion brings the plates into contact with the spring contacts, squeezing them together against the wafer and creating a firm contact.