Electrical contact with wire trap
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorDavid J Fabian
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Abstract
An electrical terminal including a body having a contact gripping element where the contact gripping element is resiliently biased or disposed in a channel. The contact gripping element is configured to exert a contact gripping force on an electrical conductor. Preferably, the body has a seam transverse to the contact gripping element. More preferably the seam can widen upon insertion of the electrical conductor. Most preferably the seam can reduce the radial force upon the contact gripping element as a way to relax stress on the contact gripping element.
Claims22
An electrical terminal, comprising:
- an open ended body defining a channel, said channel having a perimeter and being configured to receive an electrical conductor;
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- a contact gripping element including a first portion exterior to the channel and forming a gap between the first portion and the perimeter of the channel, the contact gripping element further including a second portion resiliently biased into said channel, said contact gripping element associated with said body, said contact gripping element configured to exert a contact gripping contact force on the electrical conductor.
An electrical terminal, comprising:
- an open ended body including a longitudinal open seam extending along a length of said body from said open end to a second end of said body and defining a channel, said channel configured to receive an electrical conductor;
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- a contact gripping element resiliently biased into said channel, said contact gripping element associated with said body, said contact gripping element configured to exert a contact gripping contact force on the electrical conductor.
A terminal for retention of an electrical conductor, comprising:
- an electrical terminal including a contact gripping element, a channel and an aperture, said contact gripping element disposed through said aperture such that a proximal end of said contact gripping element is outside of the channel and on an opposite side of said aperture relative to a distal end of said contact gripping element that is disposed in said channel, said contact gripping element configured to be displaced by the electrical conductor, said contact gripping element configured to exert a contact gripping force on the electrical conductor disposed in said channel.
A terminal for retention of an electrical conductor, comprising:
- an electrical terminal including a contact gripping element, a channel, an aperture, and a longitudinal open seam extending along said electrical terminal from a first longitudinal end to a second longitudinal end of said electrical terminal, said contact gripping element disposed through said aperture, said contact gripping element having a distal end disposed in said channel, said contact gripping element configured to be displaced by the electrical conductor, said contact gripping element configured to exert a contact gripping force on the electrical conductor disposed in said channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.