Spring contact

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1991-08-16

1993-05-25

Graham, Matthew C.

Spring devices

Bendable along flat surface

Including tang or spider

200284, F16F 118

Patent

active

052133141

ABSTRACT:
A spring contact device consists of an insulative case (7) having at least one pair of slots (8) extending upwardly from a bottom thereof and a contact spring (1) which includes a leaf spring portion made from a spring metal sheet; a U-shaped contact portion (3) made by bending upwardly and then downwardly an end portion of the upper section of the U-shaped leaf spring such that the contact portion projects through a top of the case; a pair of curled portions (4) extending inwardly from opposite sides of each leg of the U-shaped contact portion; a terminal portion (5) made from an end portion of the lower section of the U-shaped leaf spring portion so as to project downwardly from a bottom of the case; a U-shaped leaf spring portion between the contact and terminal portions; and at least one pair of lugs (6) extending upwardly from a lower section (2) of the U-shaped leaf spring portion and press fitted into the slots for securing the spring contact to the case.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2193008 (1940-03-01), Puerner
patent: 2612368 (1952-09-01), Ransome
patent: 2714637 (1955-08-01), Schmocker
patent: 2788419 (1957-04-01), Young
patent: 3437772 (1969-04-01), Piber

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