Female electrical contact element
US4696530A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/113
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A female electrical contact element is fabricated from thin sheet metal that is resilient and a good conductor of electricity. The metal sheet is cut into a blank which is adapted to be folded into an arrangement of parts at one end for connecting the female electrical contact element to an electrical conductor and into a channel at another end adapted to receive a flat male contact member. The channel portion of the female electrical contact element includes a base, two side walls and a top wall. An elongate section of the top wall extends from the end of the top wall opposite the connecting arrangement and is folded inside the channel. The elongate section has a free end folded into a catch which is hook-shaped and adapted to protrude through an opening in the base. The elongate section of the top wall also has an elongate slot with a longitudinal part and a transverse part opening into an edge of the elongate section which divides the elongate section into two tangs. A first tang is adapted to make electrical connection with a male member and the second tang is integral with the catch and is adapted to engage with the male member.
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