Contact retention system for power contacts
US6805591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/7088
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector housing having a contact secured therein is provided. The connector housing includes inner walls that define a contact-receiving chamber. The contact-receiving chamber includes a channel along at least a portion of one of the inner walls for receiving a contact retention member. The contact-receiving chamber may include multiple channels for receiving multiple contact retention members. The contact includes a body section having the contact retention member thereon. The contact may include multiple body sections. The contact retention member includes a bulge portion flared outward in a direction transverse to the body section. The contact retention member may include multiple bulge portions and the multiple bulge portions may flare outward and inward in opposite directions from one another. When the contact is loaded into the housing and the contact retention member is received by the channel, the bulge portion frictionally engages at least one of the inner walls of the contact-receiving chamber. The frictional engagement of the bulge portion to at least one of the inner walls secures the contact within the connector housing.
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