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US 2001/0034167 A1Published application
Electrical pin contact and housing
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorKimberly A. Ketelsleger
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AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorKimberly A. Ketelsleger
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An electrical connector has a contact having redundant contact points for interconnection to an electrical pin terminal. The contact portion is defined by a base section of the terminal having upstanding wall sections defined by upstanding strap portions and an intermediate beam section. The intermediate beam section has a first constricted portion defining parallel and opposed constricted walls, where each constricted portion includes inwardly directed C-shaped projections defining internal contact surfaces for contact with a pin. The contact has an upstanding polarizing feature which is wider than the upstanding wall sections of the contact member. The corresponding housing includes a projection on the internal surface of the cavities which allows the polarizing feature of the contact to pass beneath, but which cannot allow improper loading of the terminals within the respective terminal receiving cavities.
An electrical terminal for contact with a pin, the terminal comprising a contact section and a conductor connecting section, the contact section comprising a base section and upper side wall sections upstanding from said base section, the upper side wall sections comprising front and rear strap portions extending upwardly from said base and a beam section extending between said front and rear strap portions, each said beam being inwardly directed to receive a pin.
An electrical terminal for contact with a pin, the terminal comprising a pin contact section and a conductor connecting section, the pin contact section comprising a base section and side wall sections upstanding from said base section, the side wall sections being separated to define upper side wall sections and lower side wall sections, said upper side wall sections comprising a mating contact for a pin and said lower side wall sections being formed as polarizing extensions, and extending laterally outwardly beyond said upper side wall sections.
An electrical connector assembly comprising an insulative housing and at least one electrical terminal for contact with a pin, the terminal comprising a pin contact section comprising a base section and side wall sections upstanding from said base section, the side wall sections being separated to define upper side wall sections and lower side wall sections, said lower side wall sections being formed as polarizing extensions, and extending laterally outwardly beyond said upper side wall sections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.