Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation
Patent
1998-06-12
2000-05-02
Gellner, Michael L.
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation
439 79, H01R 1340
Patent
active
060566035
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to electrical connectors or more particularly to an improved technique for mounting metal contacts in an electrical connector. Such a technique employs frangible sacrificial ribs in connector channels which engage the contacts upon insertion into the channels and bias the insertion force in a controlled direction thus avoiding connector breakage. The connector has a housing composed of an insulating material and an array of linearly aligned channels extending through a surface of the housing. Each of the channels is defined by internal peripheral walls. At least one frangible dielectric projection extends from a wall of each channel into the channel. The projections are situated either at a same position on each channel wall or at a opposed position on each channel wall of the array of channels.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3850497 (1974-11-01), Krumreich et al.
patent: 4210376 (1980-07-01), Hughes et al.
patent: 4425015 (1984-01-01), Rizzo
patent: 4478478 (1984-10-01), Durand
patent: 4639056 (1987-01-01), Lindeman et al.
patent: 4660911 (1987-04-01), Reynolds et al.
patent: 4697864 (1987-10-01), Hayes et al.
patent: 4802860 (1989-02-01), Kikuta
patent: 4842528 (1989-06-01), Frantz
patent: 4850902 (1989-07-01), Reed
patent: 5122078 (1992-06-01), Davis et al.
patent: 5131871 (1992-07-01), Banakis et al.
patent: 5145383 (1992-09-01), Bowen et al.
patent: 5266038 (1993-11-01), Nakamura
patent: 5674083 (1997-10-01), Whiteman, Jr. et al.
patent: 5779489 (1998-07-01), Davis et al.
Gellner Michael L.
Ngandjui Antoine
The Whitaker Corporation
LandOfFree
Sacrificial plastic rib for contact retention does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Sacrificial plastic rib for contact retention, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Sacrificial plastic rib for contact retention will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1590054