Electrical connectors – Contact comprising cutter – Resiliently biased
Patent
1991-06-03
1992-01-28
McGlynn, Joseph H.
Electrical connectors
Contact comprising cutter
Resiliently biased
H01K 424
Patent
active
050839373
ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector is provided of the wire-trap type. The connector includes a housing defining an interior cavity with a passage through the cavity for receiving an in-line conductor. A pair of openings are provided in the housing for receiving the stripped ends of a pair of electrical wires. A generally U-shaped terminal is disposed in the cavity of the housing and includes a pair of leg portions joined by a bight portion. The leg portions have wire-trapping distal ends in registry with the openings for deflectingly engaging and trapping the stripped ends of the electrical wires inserted into the openings. The bight portion has a terminating section in registry with the passage for termination to the in-line conductor.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3383640 (1968-05-01), Godziemba-Dambski et al.
patent: 3916149 (1975-10-01), Skinner
Bogiel Steven B.
Data Mark M.
DeRoss Robert
O'Connell Michael J.
Skowronski David M.
Hecht Louis A.
McGlynn Joseph H.
Molex Incorporated
Tirva A. A.
Weiss Stephen Z.
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