Electrical contact element

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2006-02-14

2006-02-14

Ta, Tho D. (Department: 2833)

Electrical connectors

Contact terminal

Multipart contact prong

C439S866000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06997761

ABSTRACT:
An electrical contact element including a base element (1) formed from a flat material with a high electrical conductivity and includes a conductor contact portion (2), a base portion (4) integrally connected to the conductor contact portion (2) and formed box-like defined by an upper wall (5) with an opening (6), a bottom wall (7) arranged opposite to the upper wall (5) and two side walls (8, 9) connecting the upper wall (5) and the bottom wall (7), and a flat terminal pin (16) integrally connected to the base portion (4) and extending away from the conductor contact portion (2) and having two vertically arranged pin portions (17a, 17b). The contact element also includes an elastic retaining element (18) formed from a sheet spring steel and including a flat pin-reinforcement portion (19) arranged between the two pin portions (17a, 17b), an intermediate portion (20) extending from the pin-reinforcement portion (19) and abutting an inner side of the bottom wall (7), and an elastic retaining portion (21) angled relative to the intermediate portion (20) and projecting out of the opening (6) and forming a support edge (23).

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