Self-retaining contact assembly

Details Self-retaining contact assembly Self-retaining contact assembly

1991-12-06

1992-10-27

Bradley, Paula A.

Electrical connectors

Preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., pcb, icm, dip,...

Within distinct housing spaced from panel circuit arrangement

439 81, 439746, 439884, H01R 909

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051584689

ABSTRACT:
An electrical contact assembly (10) comprises a housing having a bottom portion (26) and a top portion (24), the top portion having a first inverted wall section (29) and a second inverted wall section (28), the housing having at least one aperture (31 and 32), the aperture extending from the bottom of the first inverted wall section to the bottom of the second inverted wall section. The assembly further comprises a substrate (20) within the housing having at least one contact area (22), and a contact finger (11) for placement in the housing aperture, the contact finger having at least a first portion (12), a second portion (14) and a third portion (16). The first portion protrudes below the aperture and contacts the contact area (22) on the substrate. The second portion (14) clips on to opposing walls of the second inverted wall (28) and the third portion (16) protrudes from the aperture (31) forming an external contact area.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3883207 (1975-05-01), Tomkiewicz
patent: 3997236 (1976-12-01), Bresin
patent: 4226496 (1980-10-01), Langham
patent: 4891023 (1990-01-01), Lopata
patent: 5096427 (1992-03-01), Sadigh-Behzadi

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