Contact device for electric plug connections
US5716246A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/04
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A contact device for electric plug connections includes a stamped and bent part having an intermediate region with a U-shaped cross section, two side walls and a base wall joining the side walls. A line connection element is disposed at one end of the contact device. A contact prong defines a contact side and has a base protruding from the intermediate region at another end of the contact device. The contact prong is thicker than remaining regions of the contact device. The base wall and/or side walls of the U-shaped intermediate region have connecting elements, such as extensions and/or attachments on the contact side being form-lockingly joined to the contact prong by form stamping and/or bending in the vicinity of the base of the contact prong.
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