Patent · US Expired

Electrical socket contact with guide rail

US6402571B1 · kind B1 · utility

71Cited by

3References

9Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Framatome Connectors International · FR

Inventors

Steffen Müller · Nuremberg, DE
Harald Michael Lutsch · Dietzenbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 14, 2000
Grant date	Jun 11, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 14, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/113
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention concerns an electrical socket contact (1) with a base part (2) and two contact spring arms (7) integrated on the base part. The socket contact also has a guide rail (8) which is integrated on the base part in an offset position in relation to the spring arms (7) and which on the introduction of a contact pin of a complementary plug guides and centres the said contact pin.

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