Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation
Patent
1995-06-02
1996-10-22
Bradley, P. Austin
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation
H01R 1342
Patent
active
055671837
ABSTRACT:
A terminal retaining connector capable of temporarily retaining a male terminal inside a connector housing or releasing the male terminal from the connector housing manually with ease. In the terminal retaining connector wherein an inserting hole for an electric contact portion of a male terminal is arranged in a front wall of a terminal accommodating chamber of a connector housing; and a pair of rising strips formed integrally with the electric contact portion of the male terminal and an electric wire connecting portion are accommodated in the terminal accommodating chamber. In such terminal retaining connector, an outer width between outer side top end portions of the pair of rising strips is set to a value equal to or greater than an inner width of the terminal accommodating chamber so that the outer side top end portions of the rising strips can be brought into pressure contact with inner side walls of the terminal accommodating chamber; and the inner side walls are made so thin as to be flexible.
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Bradley P. Austin
Wittels Daniel
Yazaki -Corporation
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