Strip for springy contacts
US3973919A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12361
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A punched strip of electrically conductive sheet material from which a plurality of springy contacts can be cut. These springy contacts each include along the strip a portion for forming a claw to engage insulation around a conductor with the latter portion being followed by a portion for forming a claw to engage the conductor itself. This latter portion is then followed by a base portion which terminates in an end region, and between the latter end region and the portion to form the conductor-engaging claw, the base portion has a pair of elongated portions for forming springy contact arms. The pair of elongated portions diverge and define between themselves where they are located closest to each other a space in which the end region of the base portion is located while where the pair of elongated portions are most distant from each other they define between themselves a space which receives at least that portion of the next contact which will form an insulation-engaging claw for the next contact.
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