Folded electrical contact
US3975078A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 1974 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R4/4823
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A contact for electrical component leads is formed by first stamping an outline design from a sheet of relatively thin metal stock. The stamped piece is then bent and folded in four substantially right angle bends about the longitudinal axis of the contact. The folded contact is generally rectangular in cross-section with planar side walls including a four-sided open top lead-receiving socket portion, a four-sided press-fitting central portion and a three-sided tail portion generally square in cross-section. Each planar side of the lead-receiving socket portion also includes a tine extending angularly inwardly and downwardly to mechanically and electrically engage an axially aligned component lead when inserted down into the open top lead-receiving socket portion of the contact.
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