Terminal with improved retention means

Details Terminal with improved retention means Terminal with improved retention means

1985-04-01

1986-11-04

Weidenfeld, Gil

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H01R 13432

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046207660

ABSTRACT:
An electrical terminal having improved retention in a connector housing is disclosed. The terminal is slidingly received in a housing cavity through a rearward end of the housing. When fully inserted in the cavity, the terminal engages a stop wall adjacent the mating end of the housing. A canted locking lance extends at a given angle from the terminal body. The lance cooperates with a window formed in the housing wall when the terminal is fully inserted in the housing cavity. When the terminal is fully inserted, the housing edge adjacent the window is engaged by the lance to prevent withdrawal of the terminal from the housing cavity. First and second lance portions are defined by a branch or fork in the free end of the lance, with the first lance portion extending at a steeper angle than the second lance portion. The corner formed at the housing wall adjacent the window is thereby received between the two lance portions to prevent withdrawal of the terminal from the housing cavity.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3701967 (1972-10-01), Kreutter
patent: 3706954 (1972-12-01), Krafthefer
patent: 3786402 (1974-01-01), Horecky
patent: 3810072 (1974-05-01), Moore

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