Insulation displacement contact for an electrical connector
AssigneeFerranti Limited
InventorRussell A. Leather
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Abstract
A contact for an electric connector comprises a terminal element for connection to an electric conductor and a contact-making portion for connection to an electric circuit. The terminal element comprises two arms 10 and 11 joined by a link portion 12 and together defining a parallel sided notch 13. A double bend 23 is formed in the link portion and a second double bend 24 in one arm to produce a notch of the desired width. The contacting-making element may comprise two leak springs 16 and 17 forming a socket contract. A locating member 18 is also provided to locate the contact in a housing.
Claims16
An insulation-displacement contact for an electric connector which includes a terminal element for connection to an electric conductor and a contact-making element for connection to an electric circuit, the terminal element comprising two spaced arms joined together at one end by a link portion and together defining a parallel-sided notch, a first one of the arms being displaced relative to the other arm by a double bend formed in the link portion and being further displaced by a double bend formed in the said one arm to define, with the other arm, a notch of the required width to receive and displace insulation of an electric conductor.
A method of manufacture of an insulation displacement contact for an electric connector having a terminal element for connection to an electricconductor and a contact-making element for connection to an electric circuit, which includes the steps of forming a contact member having two-spaced arms joined at one end by a link portion and together defining a notch of greater than the required width, forming a double bend in the link portion to displace one arm relative to the other, and forming a further double bend in the said one arm such that the two arms together define a notch of the required width to receive and displace insulation of an electric conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.