Bond shield terminal
US4372637A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1981 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/44034
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bond shield terminal formed of two hermaphroditic elements of substantially identical shape, each element being lockable in the other and providing a force on a shield of a pair of wires positioned therebetween. Each of the hermaphroditic elements includes a base and a pair of latching arms depending from one adjacent pair of corners of the base, each of the latching arms having a pair of spaced apertures therein and a pair of legs depending from the other two corners of the base, each of the legs having a latching finger formed therein for locking into the apertures of the mating element. A pair of spring arms is formed in the base and depends therefrom in the same direction as the arms and legs, each of the spring arms having extensions for applying a force to wires between a pair of elements to provide a compressive force against the wires and maintain the metal shields thereof in compression against each other to provide good electrical contact.
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