Electrical terminal with coil spring
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsMichael Glick, Robert A. Stewart, Slobodan Pavlovic, David Menzies, Cecil Lamar Brown, II
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Abstract
An electrical terminal operable to facilitate electrical connectivity between the terminal and an electrical connector. The electrical terminal may include a cap to facilitate positioning a conducting element, such as but not limited to a coil spring, within a receptacle used to connect to an electrically conducting connector. The conducting element may facilitate electrical connectivity between the inserted connector and the terminal.
Claims24
An electrical terminal configured to electrically connect to a connector, the terminal comprising:
- an electrically conducting body having a first recessed end, the first recessed end having an first engagement portion, the first engagement portion having a first width configured to provide an interference fit with the connector;
- a resilient conducting element positioned within the first recessed end, the conducting element having a first opening configured to provide an interference fit with the connector;
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- a cap inserted within the first recessed end to prevent removal of the resilient conducting element.
An electrical terminal comprising:
- a body portion having a first bored end defining a first opening for receiving a first connector, the first bored end inward of the first opening having a cross-hole to an exterior of the body portion, the first bored end being closed inward of the first opening such that the cross-hole provides the only opening inward of the first opening to the exterior of the body portion;
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- a spring positioned within the first bored end, the coil spring being configured to facilitate electrical connectivity between the body portion and the first connector.
An electrical terminal for electrically connecting to a connector comprising:
- an elongated body having an opening at one end for receiving the connector and an end wall at an opposite end, the elongated body defining an interior cavity between the opening and the end wall, wherein the end wall is coaxial with and at least equal in size to the opening;
- a spring positioned within the open end configured to facilitate electrical connectivity between the body portion and the connector;
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- a flanged cap inserted within the open end to secure the coil spring to the body portion, the flanged cap having a first portion positioned within the open end to secure the spring and a second portion positioned exterior to the open end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.