Patent · US Expired

Electrical connector

US3960436A · kind A · utility

11Cited by

9References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

International Standard Electric Corporation · US

Inventors

Werner Minks · Kleingeschaidt, DE
Manfred W. Zebisch · Georgensgmünd, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 5, 1974
Grant date	Jun 1, 1976
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 5, 1994

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/40
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector having an insulator with semicircular recesses therein for receiving sheetmetal contacts. In the assembled condition, the contacts are applied with their broad sides to the straight inside wall of the recess while the cutting edges of the contacts are pressed into the curved inside wall of the recess. In this way the contact strips can be inserted in an oriented direction.

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