Electrical connector
AssigneeDekko Technologies, Inc.
InventorPhillip McCoy
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Abstract
An electrical connector including a plurality of conductors, at least one male terminal electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of conductors, and at least one female terminal electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of conductors. At least one male terminal includes a cross-section defining at least one line contact. At least one female terminal is for electrical connection to at least one male terminal. At least one female terminal includes both a longitudinal split and an approximately circular cross-section.
Claims13
1-7. (canceled)
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a plurality of conductors;
- at least one male terminal electrically connected to at least one of said plurality of conductors, at least one said male terminal including a cross-section defining at least one line contact, wherein said at least one male terminal includes three said male terminals which form a triangular pattern comprised of one of said three male terminals at each vertex of said triangular pattern;
- and
- at least one female terminal electrically connected to at least one of said plurality of conductors, at least one said female terminal for electrical connection to at least one said male terminal, at least one said female terminal including both a longitudinal split and an approximately circular cross-section, wherein said at least one female terminal includes three said female terminals which form a triangular pattern comprised of one of said three female terminals at each vertex of said triangular pattern.
9-10. (canceled)
A method of electrically connecting an electrical connector pair, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one male terminal, each of said at least one male terminal including a cross-section defining at least one line contact, wherein said at least one male terminal includes three said male terminals which form a triangular pattern comprised of one of said three male terminals at each vertex of said triangular pattern;
- providing at least one female terminal;
- splitting each female terminal longitudinally, each said female terminal including an approximately circular cross-section, wherein said at least one female terminal includes three said female terminals which form a triangular pattern comprised of one of said three female terminals at each vertex of said triangular pattern;
- and
- inserting said three male terminals into corresponding said three female terminals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.