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Electrical contact having an upper contact with a thickened base portion

US7878867B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 5, 2010
Grant dateFeb 1, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/2435
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical contact (100) comprises an upper contact (1), a lower contact (3) and a spring (2) located between the upper contact (1) and the lower contact (3), the upper contact (1) comprises a base portion (11) and an additional portion (15) bending from the base portion (11) and overlapping each other, the base portion (11) has a first contact portion (111) at a top end thereof, the lower contact (3) comprises a body portion (32) and a pair of arms (33) extending from the body portion (32), the body portion (32) has a second contact portion (321) at a bottom end thereof, the arms (33) contact with the base portion (11) and the additional portion (15).

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