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Socket receptacle including overstress protection means for mounting electrical devices on printed circuit boards

US4657336A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 18, 1985
Grant dateApr 14, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 18, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/111
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Miniature socket receptacles employing multiple, flexed legs for contacting an inserted male pin include means for preventing the legs from being overstressed by misalignment of the male pin causing a force transverse to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle. The means can be right angled flanges formed at the terminal portion of the legs or a constriction formed in the throat of the receptacle.

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