US 11,695,225 B2
Electrical connector and bonding system
Roberta A. Kolarich, Brown Deer, WI (US); Michael I. Kramer, Greendale, WI (US); and Andrea M. Myles, New Berlin, WI (US)
Assigned to Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc., St. Augustine, FL (US)
Filed by Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc., St. Augustine, FL (US)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/996,388.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/888,767, filed on Aug. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0057832 A1, Feb. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. H01R 4/66 (2006.01); H01R 4/30 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 11/12 (2006.01); H01R 4/36 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 4/66 (2013.01) [H01R 4/307 (2013.01); H01R 4/366 (2013.01); H01R 11/12 (2013.01); H01R 13/5219 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connection system comprising:
a mounting stud having a base configured for mounting to a conductive surface;
at least one ring-shaped lug configured for being positioned on the mounting stud for surrounding the mounting stud, the ring-shaped lug being formed of an electrically conductive material and including an opening to receive the mounting stud;
an interior channel formed around the opening in the ring-shaped lug, the interior channel extending radially in the lug from around the opening and the inside diameter of the lug;
a contact spring seated within the interior channel, the contact spring being electrically conductive and dimensioned to extend radially inwardly from the channel and contact the mounting stud when the ring-shaped lug is positioned thereon, the contact spring configured to at least partially collapse into the interior channel in the radial direction when the mounting stud is received in the opening and to provide a spring bias radially outwardly from the interior channel and against the mounting stud for providing an electrical connection between the ring-shaped lug and mounting stud; and
a locking cap configured for positioning on the mounting stud over the at least one ring-shaped lug, the locking cap including a biasing element for biasing the locking cap with an end of the mounting stud for locking the locking cap and securing the ring-shaped lug on the mounting stud for a secure electrical connection.