Offset tuning fork contact terminals and methods of forming thereof
US10468803B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/113
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical terminal contact may include a first tuning fork terminal extendable along a first axis, and may include a first prong and a second prong both extending from a joined first end to respective distal ends. The first end may have a first curvature transitioning to extend along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first and second prongs. A second tuning fork terminal may be extendable along the first axis, and a third prong and a fourth prong may both extend from a joined second end to respective distal ends. The second end may have a second curvature transitioning to extend along the second axis substantially perpendicular to the third and fourth prongs. The first curvature of the first end and the second curvature of the second end may offset the respective first and second tuning fork terminals from each other along the second axis.
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