Method of manufacturing a pair of terminals having a low friction material on a mating surface to facilitate connection of the terminals
US5235743A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49224
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a pair of male and female connectors, which male connector includes flat plate-like electric contact portion and which female connector includes a tubular body, an electric contact part bent at an obtuse angle, projecting from the tubular body such that the part is located inside of the tubular body, and an electric contact projection provided on said tubular body such that the projection is opposed to a top of the electric contact part, the electric contact portion, the electric contact part and the electric contact projection are coated with a mixture of Teflon and a powder of tin, nickel or the like for the purpose of reducing an insertion force of the male connector into the female connector.
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