Terminal pin
US4795378A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/585
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A terminal pin, having a compressed portion the cross section of which is roughly V-shaped, has a pair of arms and a pair of convex contact edges with a concave trail between the convex contact edges. The pair of arms have a uniform thickness and are deformed inwardly when pressed into a through hole defined in a PCB. After being pressed into the through hole, the compressed portion contacts the internal surface of the through hole at four locations, namely, at a pair of external surfaces provided at the ends of the pair of arms and the pair of convex contact edges.
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