Dual contact beam terminal
US8333622B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/193
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A terminal is used in an electrical connector and receives a matable contact member. The terminal has a receptacle contact section has a bottom wall, an upper wall, and a primary and a secondary spring beam, or member. The primary member extends from a bottom wall and is bent back into the receptacle contact section. The primary member has an upper surface facing the upper wall and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The primary member includes a free end that is spaced from the upper wall a distance less than a thickness of the matable contact member. The secondary member is formed from the bottom wall that extends into the contact section and includes a free end disposed beneath the lower surface of the primary member in an overlapping, spaced relationship thereto remote from the free end of the primary member.
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