Electrical contact

Details Electrical contact Electrical contact

1977-12-01

1979-03-13

McGlynn, Joseph H.

Geometrical instruments

339 95R, H01R 1108

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041439368

ABSTRACT:
An electrical contact adapted to be crimped onto an electrical conductor is disclosed. The contact comprises a body portion having an active contact element disposed at one end for connection to a complementary contact and a terminal element at the other end adapted to be fixedly connected to a conductor. The terminal contact element comprises a pair of spaced crimping arms disposed in a common plane and having opposite inside facing edges with beveled surfaces. The beveled surfaces provide a camming action during the crimping operation which permits the arms to pass one another and to completely encircle the conductor, while the arts remain in substantially the same plane, whereby the crimped arms provide a positive mechanical and electrical termination between the contact and the conductor. The bight of the terminal element disposed between the spaced arms defines an edge generally perpendicular to the inside edges of the arms such that the slot defined by the inside edges of the arms and the bight is generally rectangular whereby the connector may be crimped about electrical conductors of different cross sectional configurations and dimensions.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3058088 (1962-10-01), Miller
patent: 3157454 (1964-11-01), Collins
patent: 4018499 (1977-04-01), Rickards

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