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Receptacle contact

US6024612A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 23, 1997
Grant dateFeb 15, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/642
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical contact (10) with a receptacle section (20) having a cantilever beam (32), which beam is spring biased by a spring (40). The location of the spring (40) is controlled by spring locking sections (46,47,48) formed thereon, and by complementary locking structures (26,27,28) of receptacle (20) which register with the spring locking sections (46,47,48).

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