Ignition wiring connector
AssigneeGarrett Products, Inc.
InventorsKen Sikora, Walt Strasser
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Abstract
A one-piece electrical connector for connecting an insulated conductor to a generally cylindrical conductive terminal post includes a first connector portion formed as an open-ended cylindrical shell segment of about the same axial length as the terminal post and having an inner circumference to snugly completely encircle the terminal post. The shell has a sidewall deformation intermediate the segment ends for retaining the connector on the post. A second connector portion grips the insulated conductor piercing the insulation and making electrical contact with the conductor.
Claims17
A one-piece electrical connector for connecting an insulated conductor to a generally cylindrical conductive terminal post, comprising:
- a first connector portion comprising an open-ended cylindrical shell segment of about the same axial length as the terminal post and having an inner circumference to snugly completely encircle the terminal post, the shell having opposite segment ends and at least one sidewall deformation intermediate the segment ends for retaining the connector on the post and a pair of longitudinal sidewall slits spanning the deformation and structured and arranged for allowing limited radial motionof the deformation;
- the deformation being formed near one segment end, and aligned with and extending radially inwardly through an opening defined near the other segment end and
- a second connector portion for gripping the insulated conductor and making electrical contact with the conductor.
A one-piece electrical connector for connecting an insulated conductor to a generally cylindrical conductive terminal post, comprising:
- a first connector portion comprising an open-ended cylindrical shell segment formed from a flat sheet of conductive material rolled about an axis to form a cylindrical shell including a sidewall region where opposed ends of the sheet overlap, at least one deformation located in the sidewall region where the opposed ends of the sheet overlap, the deformation being formed near one sheet end, and aligned with and extending radially inwardly through an opening defined near the other sheet end;
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- a second connector portion for gripping the insulated conductor and making electrical contact with the conductor.
A method of making a connector for electrically connecting an insulated conductor and a generally cylindrical terminal post, comprising:
- cutting a connector blank from a generally planar sheet of conductive material with a body and a pair of laterally extending arms;
- an axis which is parallel to and displaced from the plane of the wrapping the arms about an axis which is parallel to and displaced from the plane of the sheet about the same distance as the radius of the terminal cylinder to form a cylindrical shell with the arms overlapping near respective remote ends;
- deforming a portion of the cylindrical shell to form a radially inwardly extending dimple near an edge of one of said arms;
- forming an opening near an edge of the other of said arms;
- positioning said dimple through said opening;
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- mechanically and electrically connecting an insulated conductor to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.