Contact pin
US4907988A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/58
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a contact pin for insertion into metal-coated bores in a contact panel which pin includes a leading guide section followed by a contact section and a connecting section the contact section is S-shaped in cross-section providing for spring arms with contact surface areas at their radial outer ends which have a relatively large even resiliency over the full length of the contact section thereby providing for good but never excessive contact pressure of the contact surfaces on the spring arms with the walls of the bores into which the contact pins are inserted and furthermore avoiding damage to the contact metal coatings upon insertion of the pin into a bore.
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