One-piece, controlled insertion force, elastic socket type contact
US7497742B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/111
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A one-piece, controlled insertion force, elastic socket type contact 7 for electrical connectors, including a rear part 11 in the form of a rod defining a first cylindrical zone A and a tubular front part 12 including a second cylindrical zone C extending the rear part open in the forward direction and divided up by slots 13 into elastic beams 14, a spindle-shaped end zone D in which the thickness of the beams 14 gradually decreases in the direction of the open end 15 of the tubular part 12 which further includes a cylindrical segment B divided up by slots 13 into at least two elastic beams 14 which has a cone frustum-shaped zone on its outer surface 16.
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