Electrical connectors – Contact comprising cutter
Patent
1988-04-22
1988-10-18
McGlynn, Joseph H.
Electrical connectors
Contact comprising cutter
H01R 424
Patent
active
047784040
ABSTRACT:
A longitudinally resilient electrical terminal is stamped and formed from a unitary piece of metal stock and has a front contacting body, an intermediate spring body and a rear body including conductor terminating means. The intermediate spring portion is formed by a number of spring sections each of which has pairs of legs angularly positioned with respect to each other and joined at their adjacent ends to form a zig-zag configuration. The terminal is formed into a generally cylindrical shape with the intermediate portion providing somewhat of a helical spring configuration and resulting action. The amount of spring force generated by the subject terminal is determined by the stock characteristics, as well as the number of spring sections, the relative angle between the legs, and the tightness of the curl in forming the cylindrical configuration. The conductor terminating means can be a crimp or other known means. The subject terminal is preferably utilized in a known connector configuration and can quite effectively be used in a sealed environment.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2644145 (1953-06-01), Adams
patent: 3305216 (1974-04-01), Gaspar et al.
patent: 3380012 (1968-04-01), Moulin
patent: 3963302 (1976-06-01), Tourley
AMP Incorporated
McGlynn Joseph H.
Nelson Katherine A.
LandOfFree
Spring terminal does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Spring terminal, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Spring terminal will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1192292