Ground terminal

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1994-09-02

2000-02-15

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

With circuit conductors and safety grounding provision

Grounding to connector container or housing

439 83, 411163, 411164, H01R 13648

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060245867

ABSTRACT:
A ground terminal, which is mounted to a printed board, includes a terminal body formed with a screw insertion hole, and a plurality of leads formed integrally with a lower end of the terminal body, these leads being connected to a printed board ground. The ground terminal is fastened at its terminal body, which is bent along the printed board, to a chassis ground of an electronic device by means of a screw which extends through the screw insertion hole. Thus, the printed board is electrically connected to the chassis through the ground terminal, and is hence grounded. The ground terminal is formed with a plurality of projections around the screw insertion hole. These projections are brought in urged contact with the chassis ground, to thereby prevent the ground terminal from being deformed while the ground terminal is fastened to the chassis. The terminal body has lead-side ends each of which obliquely extends to form an obtuse angle between itself and a corresponding one of the leads, to thereby prevent the ground terminal from injuring the printed board during the fastening.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2179575 (1939-11-01), Hosking
patent: 2778399 (1957-01-01), Mroz
patent: 3560630 (1971-02-01), Heather
patent: 4470649 (1984-09-01), Spencer et al.

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