Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “Electrical connectors for industrial and various other app lications must provide high quality electrical connection in a broad range of en vironmental conditions. In many applications, electrical connectors must accommo date repeated connection and disconnection cycles. Additionally, in some applica tions, it is advantageous for electrical connectors to accommodate automatic con nection without human manipulation. In some industrial applications, electrical connectors must also accommodate extremely high voltages and/or amperages. Accor dingly, those skilled in the art continue with research and development efforts in the field of electrical connections.”