Intercoupling electrical devices
AssigneeAdvanced Interconnections Corporation
InventorsBurt Fisher, Glenn Goodman
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Abstract
A terminal includes a resilient member extending from a first end to a second end, the first end including a contact portion configured to engage a male contact and the second end including a retention feature configured to hold the male contact in place against a first force applied to the male contact by the first end. A plurality of such terminals can be included within an assembly that includes: a first insulative support member defining a first plurality of apertures extending from first surface of the first insulative support member to an opposite second surface of the first insulative support member; with the plurality of terminals received in the apertures.
Claims24
An assembly comprising:
- a first insulative support member defining a first plurality of apertures extending from first surface of the first insulative support member to an opposite second surface of the first insulative support member;
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- a plurality of terminals received in the apertures, each terminal comprising a resilient member extending from a first end to a second end, the first end including a contact portion configured to engage a male contact and the second end including a retention feature configured to engage the male contact and hold the male contact in place against a first force applied to the male contact by the first end.
A terminal comprising:
- an electrically conductive resilient member extending from a first end to a second end, the first end including a contact portion configured to engage a male contact and the second end including a retention feature configured to engage the male contact and hold the male contact in place against a first force applied to the male contact by the first end.
An assembly comprising:
- a first insulative support member defining a first plurality of apertures extending from first surface of the first insulative support member to an opposite second surface of the first insulative support member;
- a plurality of terminals received in the apertures, each terminal comprising a resilient member extending from a first end to a second end, the first end configured to apply the first force substantially along an axis of the male contact, the first end including a contact portion configured to engage a male contact and the second end configured to apply a second force substantially across the axis of the male contact, the second end including a retention feature configured to engage the male contact and hold the male contact in place against a first force applied to the male contact by the first end;
- a second insulative support member defining a second plurality of holes extending from a first surface of the second insulative support member to an opposite second surface of the second insulative support member;
- and a plurality of male contacts received in the apertures, each male contact comprising a surface feature configured to engage the retention feature of a corresponding terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.