Stamped cantilever contact having closed-type engagement portion

Details Stamped cantilever contact having closed-type engagement portion Stamped cantilever contact having closed-type engagement portion

1994-12-02

1996-09-17

Pirlot, David L.

Electrical connectors

With insulation other than conductor sheath

Plural-contact coupling part

439862, H01R 2370

Patent

active

055563066

ABSTRACT:
A contact (20) for use with a card edge connector (10) includes a horizontal base (22) from which a pair of retention sections (24) extend at two opposite ends, a tail section (28) extends downwardly, and a contact section (30) extends upwardly. The contact section (30) includes a curved beam body (32) and a closed-type engagement portion (34) at the top of the beam body (32) wherein such engagement portion (34) is generally of a triangle configuration comprising a suspension section (42) substantially smoothly extending continuously from the top of the curved beam body (34), an engaging section (44) extending downwardly from the upper end (50) of the suspension section (42) for engagement with the inserted card (15) in the connector (10), and a holding section (46) extending between two lower ends (48, 56) of the suspension section (42) and the engaging section (44).

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patent: 5263870 (1993-11-01), Billman et al.
patent: 5366390 (1994-11-01), Kinross et al.

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