Electrical contact for interconnecting electrical components

Details Electrical contact for interconnecting electrical components Electrical contact for interconnecting electrical components

2008-10-06

2010-02-16

Dinh, Phuong K (Department: 2839)

Electrical connectors

With insulation other than conductor sheath

Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation

Reexamination Certificate

active

07661998

ABSTRACT:
An electrical contact configured to engage an electrical component. The contact includes a compressive body that is configured to be press-fit into a hole of the electrical component. The body includes a center portion and a pair of opposing arcuate arms that extend along a central axis. The arcuate arms project from the center portion to respective end portions and are configured to bend toward each other when inserted into the hole. The arcuate arms form a transition region and a compliant region of the body where the transition region engages the hole before the compliant region. The end portions of the transition region have a first arcuate path and the end portions of the compliant region have a second arcuate path. The second arcuate path has a greater radius of curvature than the first arcuate path before the body is inserted into the hole.

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C-Press® “True” Compliant Press-Fit Connectors; Winchester Electronics-C-Press Technology; http://www.winchesterelectronics.com/products/cpress; 2008; 2 pgs.

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