Contact mount strip and process for severing a contact held on said strip
US6537112B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R43/16
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A strip (1) is described which includes a first device (5, 15) for temporarily holding a contact (2), and having a second device (26) for retaining the contact inside a tube. Provided with a clip (39) in such a manner that the contact is ready to be inserted in a receptacle of a connector. The strip allows the displacement of several grouped contacts, in a parallel arrangement on the strip. The strip is preferably displaced in coiled form, therefore having protection devices (41) to prevent the contacts from crushing over each other. Precut bridges (44) allow an easy separation of contacts surrounded by their respective clip from the strip.
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