Electrical connector having a U-shaped protective spring

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2006-03-31

2008-11-04

Patel, Tulsidas C. (Department: 2839)

Electrical connectors

Metallic connector or contact having movable or resilient...

Screw-thread operated securing part

C439S806000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07445526

ABSTRACT:
An electrically-conductive terminal adapted for use in an electrical connector includes a horizontal upper surface containing a downwardly extending first bore in which is mounted a U-shaped protective spring. The spring has a bulging generally circular bridging portion adjacent the bottom of the first bore, and a pair of upwardly extending leg portions. One of the leg portions is adapted to be displaced by a clamping screw mounted in a threaded horizontal second bore toward clamping engagement with a bare conductor that is inserted downwardly into the first bore. The bulging bridging portion of the spring extends into diametrically opposed recesses contained in the wall of the first bore and defined by a horizontal third bore, thereby to retain the protective spring in the first bore.

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