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Electrical connector

US5067913A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 18, 1990
Grant dateNov 26, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 18, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/4223
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector comprises tab contacts (14) crimped to electrical wires (24) retained in cavities (13) of a dielectric housing (12) with tab sections (14a) of the tab contacts (14) extending from the front ends of the cavities (13), and restraining sections (31) are located at the edges of the front ends of the walls of the cavities (13) and extending in the radial direction of the cavities (13) engaging the tab sections (14a) along surfaces thereof adjacent the base portions thereof to straighten the tab sections (14a) if they have been bent upwardly.

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