Terminal for connecting a wire to a blade type terminal
US4527857A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/113
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Stamped and formed electrical terminal has a conductor-receiving portion comprising parallel plate-like members having aligned conductor-receiving slots. The terminal has a transition portion intermediate the ends thereof and has a contact portion extending from the transition portion. The transition portion comprises first and second sections which extend from the plate-like members. Each section has an arcuate cross section part adjacent to the plate-like member which fairs into a part having a U-shaped cross section. The contact portion comprises one or more arms that extend from at least one of the U-shaped parts. In one embodiment, each U-shaped part has two contact arms extending therefrom which are resiliently biased against each other to provide contact force on a complementary terminal when the two terminals are coupled.
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