Electrical contact spring arm positioning arrangement
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsWard E. Strang, Carol Z. Howard, Thomas M. McDonald
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Abstract
An arrangement for accurately positioning a spring arm of a contact element on a mating component, such as a printed circuit board. More particularly, disclosed is an electrical contact spring arm which incorporates structure for accurately positioning the electrical contact element spring arm structure in slots formed in a printed circuit board or suitable support in a rapid and highly accurately positioned automatic manner.
Claims9
An electrical contact spring arm structure adapted to be mounted on a circuit board having first and second slots extending therethrough at predetermined spacings relative to each other, said spring arm structure comprising:
- (a) a planar element having a first upstanding flat element adapted to extend upwardly through said first slot to form a spring arm;
- (b) a flange element at a lower end of said first flat element extending below said circuit board at an angle relative to the plane of said first upstanding flat element, and an upwardly curving tab member on an edge of said flange element opposite said first portion in parallel spaced relationship therewith extending into said second slot.
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