Geometrical instruments
Patent
1978-12-15
1980-03-18
McGlynn, Joseph H.
Geometrical instruments
339258R, H01R 1312
Patent
active
041936604
ABSTRACT:
A female contact has at least one contact arm with an outwardly diverging tip end for guiding the tip of a male blade inserted into the contact. A contact arm abutment is mounted on a contact chamber sidewall and projects inwardly into the chamber. The abutment is aligned with an elongated contact arm of the female contact and is spaced outwardly from that arm to set the limit of acceptable outward contact arm deflection. A portion of the contact arm extending rearwardly from the diverging tip end is channeled to allow this end to clear the abutment when the contact is inserted longitudinally into the chamber from the rearward end thereof. The abutment limits outward displacement of the contact arm to prevent the overstressing of the arm by an engaging male blade and in a preferred embodiment, is formed as a unitary part of the pocket sidewall.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2384273 (1945-09-01), Beal
patent: 3041570 (1962-06-01), Simerl
patent: 3178669 (1965-04-01), Roberts
patent: 3391374 (1968-07-01), Schleicher
Harvey Hubbell Incorporated
McGlynn Joseph H.
Presson Jerry M.
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