Patent · US Expired

Single piece electrical terminal for sealed connectors

US5997363A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
3References
11Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 24, 1997
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/432
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A single piece electrical receptacle terminal is provided with a box-shaped contact section having resilient outwardly biased locking lances. The side walls and locking lances are provided with guide members at the lance free end in order to assist insertion and extraction through a family seal without damage to the seal or the contact.

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