Patent · US Expired

Resilient contact and assembly thereof

US6712641B2 · kind B2 · utility

30Cited by

11References

3Claims

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Assignee

Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG and PH · DE

Inventors

Werner Beege · Großkrotzenburg, DE
Werner Radde · Babenhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 17, 2002
Grant date	Mar 30, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R4/4842
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical terminal adapted for connection with a conductor, comprising a hollow electrically conductive terminal containing a chamber receiving a U-shaped spring, and an opening for receiving a conductor that is biased by one leg of the spring into engagement with a given wall of the terminal chamber, the spring one leg having an operating tab portion that extends through a slot contained in the given terminal wall. A plurality of the terminals may be provided in an outer housing that is formed of an electrically insulating synthetic plastic material.

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