Electrical connector
US4842558A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/909
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector for releasably connecting a flat terminal, such as the terminal of a biomedical electrode, to an electric wire. The connector comprises a housing having a passageway extending substantially therethrough, and an actuator in the passageway. The housing has a first terminal-engaging surface defining one side of the passageway, and the actuator has a second terminal-engaging surface complementary to the first terminal-engaging surface of the housing. The actuator is slidable generally diagonally of the passageway in the housing between an open position, wherein the first and second terminal-engaging surfaces are spaced apart a distance at least as large as the thickness of the electrode terminal so that the terminal may be placed between the surfaces, and a wedged position, wherein the first and second terminal-engaging surfaces are sufficiently close to clamp the terminal between the surfaces with the actuator being wedged against the terminal to retain the terminal in the connector.
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