| United States Patent | 5,843,567 |
| Swift, et. al. | Dec. 1, 1998 |
Abstract
There is disclosed an electrical component having an axial direction and two ends for making electrical contact with another component comprising a plurality of electrically conductive fibers in a matrix, the plurality of the fibers being oriented in the matrix in a direction substantially parallel in the axial direction of the component and being continuous from one end of the component to the other end to provide a plurality of electrical point contacts at each end of the component, wherein the component further includes magnetic particles.
| Inventors: | Swift; Joseph A. (Ontario, NY); Ziolo; Ronald F. (Webster, NY); Wallace; Stanley J. (Victor, NY). |
| Assignee: | Xerox Corporation (Stamford, CT). |
| Appl. No.: | 868,390 |
| Filed: | Jun. 3, 1997 |
| Intl. Cl. : | H01B 1/24, H01H 1/02, H01H 11/04, H01R 39/24 |
| Current U.S. Cl.: | 428/221; 174/110.R; 174/117.A; 174/117.FF; 174/119.C; 174/119.R; 174/126.2; 200/262; 200/265; 219/121.65; 271/258.01; 271/265.01; 29/382; 307/101; 307/146; 307/413; 310/249; 310/251; 310/253; 338/114; 338/214; 338/66; 361/220; 361/221; 361/222; 361/225; 361/779; 399/168; 428/293.1; 428/294; 428/295; 428/299.1; 428/323; 428/338; 428/402; 428/408; 428/900; 428/902; 439/291; 439/65; 439/86; 439/930 |
| Field of Search: | 307/101, 146, 413; 428/221, 293.1, 294, 295, 299.1, 323, 338, 402, 408, 900, 902; 29/382; 174/117 A, 117 FF, 126.2, 119 R, 110 R, 119 C; 361/779, 220, 221, 222, 225; 439/65, 86, 291, 930; 219/121.65; 200/262, 265; 271/258.01, 265.01; 310/249, 251, 253; 338/66, 254, 114; 399/168 |
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| 5,139,862 | Aug., 1992 | Swift et al. | 428/294 |
| 5,250,756 | Oct., 1993 | Swift et al. | 174/119.R |
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| 5,599,615 | Feb., 1997 | Swift et al. | 428/293.1 |
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