Electrical connectors – Metallic connector or contact having movable or resilient... – Spring actuated or resilient securing part
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-28
2006-02-28
Abrams, Neil (Department: 2839)
Electrical connectors
Metallic connector or contact having movable or resilient...
Spring actuated or resilient securing part
C439S852000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07004797
ABSTRACT:
A female terminal including a connecting portion having a resilient strip portion for constituting a contact with a male terminal and connected to the male terminal, and a tubular portion for supporting the connecting portion continuous to the connecting portion or incorporating the resilient strip portion of the connecting portion and formed by bending one sheet of a formed conductive metal plate in which an edge portion of a portion of forming the tubular portion of the metal plate is disposed on one corner portion side of the tubular portion and a projection portion projected to a side opposed to the edge portion is formed at a face having the edge portion on a side of a corner portion opposed to a corner portion on a side at which the edge portion is disposed and at least a portion of the edge portion and the projection portion are respectively constituted to overlap the corresponding corner portions. The edge and projection portions are formed to fit closely at corners of a terminal cavity to prevent rattling of the terminal in the cavity.
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Harada Tomonori
Shigeta Yoshinori
Abrams Neil
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner L.L.P.
Yazaki -Corporation
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