Electrical contact for electrical connector assembly
AssigneeThe Bendix Corporation
InventorEdward K. Marsh
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Abstract
An electrical terminal element (34) for electrically interconnecting with a conductive V-shaped blade (52), the terminal element (34) characterized by including a plurality of spaced jaw members (42, 44) for receiving the blade (52) inserted therebetween, the jaw members defining a slot (46) therebetween and all of the slots (46) being aligned with and in register with one another.
Claims16
An electrical contact for electrically interconnecting with a conductive blade, the contact characterized by a plurality of interconnected plate-portions (40) with each said plate-portion (40) having a lateral forward edge (41a) and a longitudinal slot (46) extending inwardly from the lateral forward edge, said slots (46) being aligned with one another and defining the axis of a single uninterrupted passage that extends through all the plate-portions, the plate-portions cooperating to form a common jaw for receiving the blade.
An electrical contact for electrically interconnecting with a conductive blade, the contact characterized by
- at least two closely-spaced plate-portions (40a, 40b) which are interconnected by a bight (38) so as to be non-coplanar, each of the plate-portions having a longitudinal edge (41b) and like disposed forward and rearward lateral edges (41a, 41d) and each being connected by the bight (38) extending along the longitudinal edge (41b),
- each plate-portion including a pair of jaw members (42, 44), each pair of jaw members extending longitudinally inward from its lateral edge (41a) and each plate-portion being interconnected so that the jaw members cooperate to form one common jaw for simultaneously receiving the blade, each pair of jaw members defining a longitudinally extending and laterally narrowing slot (46) which includes an opening (46a) on the lateral edge (41a) and an inward narrowed portion (46b, ) the opening (46a) being sized to receive the blade and the narrowed portion (46b) being sized to form a constriction for holding the blade.
An electrical connection, comprising:
- a pair of housings (10, 20) and first and second electrical contacts (50,30) assembled in mated relation, each housing having a passage receiving one of the contacts, each contact being longitudinally extending and having a forward end portion (52, 34) for mating and each of the contacts being disposed in the passages such that their forward end portions (52,34) are in mated relation the connection characterized by:
- a generally V-shaped blade (52) simultaneously engaging each of a plurality of plate portions (40a, 40b, 40c, 40d) so interconnected that adjacent plate portions are facing one another,
- said V-shaped blade (52) comprising the forward mating end of said first electrical contact (50) and being defined by a pair of lateral surfaces (53,55) which intersect to form a leading edge (51), and
- said plate portions (40a-40d) comprising the forward mating end of said second electrical contact (30) with each plate portion having a narrow slot (46) extending longitudinally inwardly from a like disposed forward lateral edge (41a) thereof to define a pair of spaced opposing jaw members (42, 44) which engage the blade, each said slot (46) having a gradually diverging portion forming an opening (46a) for receiving leading edges (51) and a substantially parallel portion engaging the blade (52).
An electrical interconnection between an electrical contact and a conductive blade, the interconnection characterized by:
- said blade (52) being unitary and including acutely angled, laterally extending, contact surfaces (53, 55);
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- said electrical contact being stamped and formed from generally flat sheet metal and including a terminal element (34) comprising several pairs of longitudinally extending jaw members (42, 44), each respective pair of jaw members defining a longitudinal slot (46) and each being interconnected with the blade, each of said slots (46) being disposed in a different plane and said slots collectively defining the axis of a single uninterrupted passage that extends through all of said several pairs of jaw members such that said several pairs of jaw members cooperate to form one common jaw engaging the contact surfaces of the blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.