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US 7,008,250 B2Granted
Connector receptacle having a short beam and long wipe dual beam contact
AssigneeFCI Americas Technology, Inc.
InventorsJoseph B. Shuey, Jose L. Ortega
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Abstract
A contact assembly for use in an electrical connector. The contact assembly includes an insulative contact block defining a plurality of apertures therethrough. The contacts assembly also includes a plurality of dual beam contact terminals. Each plurality of dual beam contact terminals extends through an aperture in the contact block wherein the dual beam contact terminals are seated within the aperture of the contact block at an inwardly directed tension that maintains a desired spring rate on the contacts.
Claims20
A contact assembly for use in an electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative contact block defining an aperture therethrough;
- and
- a dual beam contact secured to the contact block, said dual beam contact extending through the aperture in the contact block,
- wherein said dual beam contact is seated within the aperture at an inwardly directed tension such that the contact block maintains a desired spring rate on the dual beam contact and
- wherein the aperture is adapted to receive at least a portion of a second contact inserted between opposing beams of the dual beam contact.
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A receptacle comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a plurality of contact assemblies contained in the housing, each said contact assembly comprising:
- an insulative contact block defining a plurality of apertures therethrough;
- and
- a dual beam contact secured to the contact block, said dual beam contact extending through the aperture in the contact block,
- wherein said dual beam contact is seated within the aperture at an inwardly directed tension such that the contact block maintains a desired spring rate on the dual beam contact, and
- wherein the aperture is adapted to receive at least a portion of a second contact inserted between opposing beams of the dual beam contact.
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An electrical connector comprising:
- a plug connector comprising a plug contact;
- and
- a receptacle electrically connectable to the plug connector comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a plurality of contact assemblies contained in the housing comprising:
- an insulative contact block defining a plurality of apertures therethrough;
- and
- a plurality of dual beam contacts secured to the contact block, each dual beam contact extending through an aperture in the contact block wherein each dual beam contact is seated within one of the plurality of apertures of the contact block at an inwardly directed tension such that the contact block maintains a desired spring rate on the dual beam contact and wherein at least one aperture is adapted to receive at least a portion of the plug contact when the receptacle is electrically connected to the plug connector.
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A method for making a contact assembly comprising:
- providing an insulative contact block having a plurality of apertures therethrough;
- and
- inserting a dual beam contact into one of said plurality of apertures,
- wherein each dual beam contact is secured to the contact block and seated within one of the plurality of apertures of the contact block at an inwardly directed tension such that the contact block maintains a desired spring rate on the dual beam contact after it is seated, and
- wherein a beam of the dual beam contact extends a length from the contact block and the desired spring rate to be applied to a complementary contact can be adjusted by varying the length.
2 more elements
A receptacle comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a plurality of contact assemblies contained in the housing, each contact assembly comprising:
- a contact block defining an aperture therethrough;
- and
- a dual beam contact secured to the contact block, said dual beam contact extending through the aperture in the contact block,
- wherein said dual beam contact is seated within the aperture at an inwardly directed tension such that the contact block maintains a desired spring rate on the dual beam contact after it is seated, and
- wherein a beam of the dual beam contact extends a length from the contact block and the desired spring rate to be applied to a complementary contact can be adjusted by varying the length.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.