Electrical-tap connector
AssigneeK.S. Terminals, Inc.
InventorI-Tien Cheng
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Abstract
An electrical-tap connector has a blade-receiving portion and a wire-receiving portion for connecting a wire and a blade contact. The electrical-tap connector includes an integrally insulated housing which mounts a generally W-shaped metal sheet therein. The generally W-shaped metal sheet includes a pair of apexes and a pit therebetween. The respective one ends of the apexes are joined by a parallel leg portions with free ends at the end of the leg portions. A transverse slot is defined in the transverse direction of the generally parallel leg portions. A longitudinal slot is defined in the longitudinal direction of the free ends and an oblique face lead-in mouth is defined at the entrance of the longitudinal slot.
Claims5
An electrical-tap connector for connecting a blade contact (14) to an insulated electrical wire (12), comprising:
- an insulated housing (100) and a generally W-shaped metal sheet terminal (200) equipped within the housing (100), the generally W-shaped metal sheet terminal (200) including a pair of apexes (210) and a pit (260) therebetween, respective one end of the apexes (210) joined by a parallel leg portions(220,222) with free ends (240) at the end of the leg portions, wherein the pit (260) is equipped at least one locking projection (262);
- a transverse slot (230) is defined in the transverse direction of the generally parallel leg portions (220, 222) and an oblique face lead-in mouth is defined at the entrance of the transverse slot (230);
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- a longitudinal slot (242) is defined in the longitudinal direction of the free ends (240) and an oblique face lead-in mouth (244) is defined at the entrance of the longitudinal slot (242).
An electrical-tap connector comprising an integrally formed insulated housing and a generally W-shaped metal sheet terminal mounted thereon, one end of the electrical-tap connector electrically coupled to a wire the other end thereof electrically coupled to a blade contact through a slot, wherein the characteristic of the generally W-shaped metal sheet terminal includes:
- a pair of apexes and a pit therebetween, respective one end of the apexes joined by a parallel leg portions with free ends at the end of the leg portions, wherein the pit is equipped at least one locking projection;
- a transverse slot is defined in the transverse direction of the generally parallel leg portions and an oblique face lead-in mouth is defined at the entrance of the transverse slot and electrically coupled to the generally W-shaped metal sheet terminal;
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- a longitudinal slot is defined in the longitudinal direction of the free ends and an oblique face lead-in mouth is defined at the entrance of the longitudinal slot and electrically coupled to the wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.