Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding media and a method for fabricating the same including a honeycomb layer composed of relatively conductive strips continuous in only one direction, adjacent "flat" of the continuous strips being mechanically joined by a substantially non-conductive material, the edges of the respective conductive strip where mechanically joined by the substantially non-conductive being flame spray coated with a relatively electrically conductive material to provide an electrically conductive path between adjacent strips.

Abstract: A retainer for retaining an elastomeric electrical connector in operable position between opposed sets of spaced electrically conductive areas has a generally planar body of electrically non-conductive material having substantially parallel top and bottom surfaces. At least one aperture through the body from the top surface to the bottom surface is provided for receiving the elastomeric electrical connector. The aperture is linearly elongated in the planar dimension of the body and has a top region and a bottom region separated by a central region. The opening of the aperture in the central region is smaller than either the top region or bottom region and is substantially identical with the width of the elastomeric electrical connector retained thereby.

Abstract: A retainer for retaining an elastomeric electrical connector in operable position between opposed sets of spaced electrically conductive areas has a generally planar body of electrically non-conductive material having substantially parallel top and bottom surfaces. At least one aperture through the body from the top surface to the bottom surface is provided for receiving the elastomeric electrical connector. The aperture is linearly elongated in the planar dimension of the body and has a top region and a bottom region separated by a central region. The opening of the aperture in the central region is smaller than either the top region or bottom region and is substantially identical with the width of the elastomeric electrical connector retained thereby.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting corresponding electrically conductive areas on two spaced-apart surfaces positioned on opposite sides of the connector comprises a resilient, electrically non-conductive sheet of elastomer having first and second parallel faces and a plurality of from 2,500 to 40,000 electrically conductive linear elements per square inch of area of the faces. The linear elements are distributed substantially evenly throughout the sheet of elastomer, are bonded to the elastomer, and rectilinearly extend between the two faces. Each linear element is electrically insulated from each other linear element within the elastomeric sheet while the plurality of linear elements constitutes less than 10% of the volume of the combination of linear elements and elastomeric sheet.

Abstract: A multi-conductor probe, having a probe end adapted to contact a body to be probed, consists of a first element of electrically insulative elastomer and a plurality of elements of electrically conductive elastomer contiguously bonded to the first element such that each of the electrically conductive elements is insulated from any other of the electrically conductive elements. Each of the electrically conductive elements is electrically connectable to an external electrical test means at a point remote from the probe end. The electrically insulative element and the electrically conductive elements are substantially coterminous at the probe end.

Abstract: A connector for electrically connecting sets of spaced electrical conductors is made by assembling, alternately in parallel relationship, sheets of electrically conductive material and sheets of electrically non-conductive material into a block structure, slicing from the block, in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the sheets, a plurality of slabs, each slab containing, alternately, elongated elements of electrically conductive material and elongated elements of electrically non-conductive material, assembling, alternately in parallel relationship, sheets of electrically non-conductive material and said slabs of elongated elements into a second block structure, and slitting from the second block, in a plane to which the elongated elements of electrically conductive material are essentially normal, a connector element.

Abstract: Contacts of electrically conductive elastomers, integrally fixed to conductors by bonding or molding in place, are situated to contact, with little resistance, mating electrical conductors and elastically deform under the contacting forces to seal the mated conductor surface thereby inhibiting corrosion and maintaining electrical contact.