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US 4,734,064 AGranted
Electrical socket contact with convex engaging tines
AssigneeAmphenol Corporation
InventorsAnthony W. Knapp, Joseph M. Buck
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AssigneeAmphenol Corporation
InventorsAnthony W. Knapp, Joseph M. Buck
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An electrical socket contact for receiving a pin contact, the socket comprising a forward end comprised of at least two elongated cantilever spring tines for receiving the pin, each spring tine extending from a concave cross-section adjacent to the body from which it extends and transitioning into a convex cross-section adjacent to its free end, the free ends being tulip-shaped to form an entry for guiding the pin contact into engagement by the convex portions. Apparatus for manufacturing the contact includes a center die having shaped grooves, arcuate segments which close together about the die and have shaped ribs which are received in a respective groove, and an entrance die having a hemispherical protrusion which is inserted into an opening defined by the closed segments.
An electrical socket contact for receiving a pin contact, said socket comprising an elongated cylindrical body formed from electrically conductive material and having a forward end comprised of at least two elongated spring tines, substantially identical in configuration, for receiving the pin, the socket characterized in that each spring tine extends as a cantilever from the body to a free end and has a convex cross-section adjacent its free end for engaging the pin contact, the tines collectively and uniformly transition from the convex cross-sections into concave cross-sections adjacent to the body from which the tines extend, and the free ends cooperating to form a tulip-shaped entry for guiding the pin contract.
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