Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Electrical device making
Patent
1994-09-30
1995-09-26
Arbes, Carl J.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Electrical device making
29882, 439 78, 439885, H01R 4316
Patent
active
054525128
ABSTRACT:
An electrical terminal (10) including a contact section (14) extending from a body section (12), and a pin section (16) extending from the body section to be inserted into a circuit board through hole (20). The pin section (16) is defined by a pair of spaced apart opposing legs (30) each having a compliant portion (42) defined by a pair of arcuate beams (48) spaced apart by a slot (50), the arcuate beam pair at outer edges (54) being larger in dimension than the through hole diameter. Insertion compresses the arcuate beams (48) of each pair together generating force in a first direction, and compresses the legs toward each other generating force in an orthogonal direction.
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Foley William F.
Griffith Gregory G.
Gutter David H.
McClusky William E.
Robbins Steve
Arbes Carl J.
Ness Anton P.
The Whitaker Corporation
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