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One piece terminal system

US6086434A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 1998
Grant dateJul 11, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 23, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/11
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector system including an electrical female terminal an electrical contact portion for making electrical contact with either a round or square type male pin with chamfered corners. The contact portion including first, second and third finger each having a first end connected to a bridge and the second finger having a first end connected an outer barrel portion, and the first and third fingers having free ends. The electrical contact portion is received in and enclosed by the outer barrel portion and so that the other barrel portion has an open end to allow a male pin to be inserted therein and to make electrical contact with the first, second and third fingers. The terminal is a one piece tangless female terminal.

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