Shorting bar

Key Attributes.

We are supplying an improved electrical connector comprises a plurality of pairs of electrical contact members mounted in an insulative housing. The contacts of each pair are spaced apart to receive a prong of a printed circuit board. Those pairs of contacts which are to remain closed or "shorted" when the printed circuit board is removed from the connector structure are provided with shorting bar assemblies. Each shorting bar assembly comprises a shorting bar of electrically conductive material which is spring-biased into engagement with each contact of its associated mating pair.