Electrical terminal
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsMichael Glick, Slobodan Pavlovic, Brantley Natter, Tulasi Sadras-Ravindra
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Abstract
An electrical terminal assembly includes a connector body having a passageway formed therein and an electrical terminal. The electrical terminal includes a contact portion having a contact arm and a spring arrangement having a spring arm engaged with the contact arm. The electrical terminal assembly further includes a one way installation feature preventing the electrical terminal from being inserted into the passageway in an incorrect orientation.
Claims19
A combined connector body and electrical terminal assembly comprising:
- a connector body having a passageway formed therein that includes an installation feature;
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- an electrical terminal including a contact portion having a contact arm, a spring arrangement having a spring arm engaged with the contact arm, and a one way installation feature provided on the spring arm that is engaged with the installation feature provided in the passageway of the connector body to prevent the electrical terminal from being inserted into the passageway in an incorrect orientation relative to the connector body.
A combined connector body and electrical terminal assembly comprising:
- a connector body having a passageway formed therein that includes an installation feature;
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- an electrical terminal including a contact portion having a contact arm, a spring arrangement having a spring arm engaged with the contact arm, and a one way installation feature having an unsymmetrical shape provided on the contact portion that is engaged with the installation feature provided in the passageway of the connector body to prevent the electrical terminal from being inserted into the passageway in an incorrect orientation relative to the connector body.
A combined connector body and electrical terminal assembly comprising:
- a connector body including a passageway and having an installation structure;
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- an electrical terminal disposed within the passageway of the connector body, the electrical terminal including a contact portion having a contact arm, a spring arrangement that engages the contact arm of the contact portion, and an installation feature provided on one of the contact arm and the spring arrangement that cooperates with the installation structure provided on the connector body such that the electrical terminal can be disposed within the passageway of the connector body in only a single orientation relative thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.