High retention low insertion force electric female disconnect
AssigneeHeyco Stamped Products, Inc.
InventorsMichael E. Jerome, Thomas A. Jerome
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Abstract
A high retention, yet relatively low insertion force and withdrawal force female disconnect receptacle is provided. The female disconnect has a pad rising from its base, preferably lanced from the base. The lancing provides a firmness to the pad interacting with the metal of the base which holds a metal tab well, with a desired low insertion force and low withdrawal force that retains and does not easily degrade upon reuse. The pad preferably has a flat bearing surface.
Claims21
A high retention low insertion and withdrawal force electrical female disconnect stamped metal receptacle for engagement of a conductive metal tab comprising a generally channel section body, said body including a base, said base including opposite sidewalls, said base further including a floor, said opposite sidewalls rolled over, said rolled over sidewalls having edges, said edges of said rolled over sidewalls on a plane, said rolled over sidewalls and said edges forming stiffly resilient arms, said arms adjacent each other and overlying said floor, said floor having ends, said floor having a pad, said pad impressed inward of the level of said floor, said pad having a flat upper surface, said pad having side edges, said side edges adjacent said sidewalls, said side edges lanced from said floor, said pad having ends, said pad ends adjacent said floor ends, said pad including a slight spring resilience with regard to said floor, said tab including an insertion portion, said sidewall edges engagable with said tab insertion portion along their length, said edges spaced a distance from said pad slightly less than the thickness of said insertion portion of said tab, said arms with their edges being engagable to spring bias said insertion portion of said tab toward said pad, and said flat upper surface of said pad fully engagable with said insertion portion of said tab.
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