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US 5,980,335 AGranted
Electrical terminal
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsSilvio Barbieri, Roberto Martucci
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Abstract
A one-piece electrical terminal (10) includes a strip (44) of conductive metal material having a contact portion (14) and a terminating portion (16). The contact portion (14) is fabricated of a relatively soft metal drawn into a shaped contact (18). The terminating portion (16) is integral with the contact portion (14) and is fabricated of a relatively hard tempered metal formed into a spring arm (16) supporting the contact (18).
Claims23
A one-piece electrical terminal, comprising:
- a strip of conductive metal material having a short contact portion and a long terminating portion,
- the short contact portion being fabricated of a relatively soft metal drawn into a shaped contact, and
- the long terminating portion being integral with the short contact portion and being fabricated of a relatively hard tempered metal formed into a spring arm supporting the contact.
A one-piece electrical terminal, comprising:
- an elongated strip of conductive metal material having a short contact end and a long terminating end,
- the short contact end being fabricated of a relatively soft metal drawn into a contact having a close-ended cylindrical configuration, and
- the long terminating end being integral with the contact end and being fabricated of a relatively hard tempered metal formed into a generally S-shaped spring arm supporting the contact.
A one-piece electrical terminal, comprising:
- a conductive metal structure having first and second portions,
- the first portion being fabricated of a relatively soft material drawn into a given shape, and
- the second portion being fabricated of a relatively hard tempered material formed into a spring configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.