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CA1070403A Expired / Lapsed CA ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electrical connector for insulated flat multiple conductors

Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1977-08-04
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Granted: 1980-01-22
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Expires: 1997-08-04
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Abstract

Abstract ABSTRACT In an electrical connector, for use with flat electrical cables of the type comprising a plurality of conductors held in spaced side-by-side parallel relationship by an insulating material cover, the connector comprising a first housing member having a plurality of through holes each of which receives an individual terminal having a conductor-receiving portion projecting from one end of the associated hole, the conductor-receiving portion comprising a pair of spaced arms having opposed edges defining a conductor-receiving slot and having pointed free ends for piercing the cover of a cable; and a second housing member which is mountable on the first housing member and which has a plurality of through holes for receiving the conductor-receiving portions of the terminals respectively, the free ends of the arms of the conductor-receiving portion of each terminal being formed with shoulders directed towards the first housing member, and the holes in the second housing member being formed with shoulders engageable by the shoulders on the arms of the associated terminal to latch the first and second housing members together, each terminal has a second similar integrally formed conductor-receiving portion projecting from the other end of the hole in the first housing member, there being a third housing member similar to the second housing member and having a plurality of through holes for receiving the second conductor-receiving portions of the terminals respectively.

Inventors

  • 👤 Clifton W. Huffnagle
  • 👤 James P. Ward
  • 👤 William J. Hudson (Jr.)

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction CA
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 01:47
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/59; H01R12/61; H01R12/613; H01R12/616

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 228 words
An electrical connector, for use with flat electrical cables of the type comprising a plurality of conductors held in spa-ced side-by-side parallel relationship by an insulating material cover, the connector comprising a first housing member having a plurality of through holes each of which receives an individual terminal having a conductor-receiving portion projecting from one end of the associated hole, the conductor-receiving portion comprising a pair of spaced arms having opposed edges defining a conductor-receiving slot and having pointed free ends for piercing the cover of the cable; and a second housing member which is mountable on the first housing member and which has a plurality of through holes for receiving the conductor-receiving portions of the terminals res-pectively, the free ends of the arms of the conductor-receiving portion of each terminal being formed with shoulders directed to-wards the first housing member, and the holes in the second housing member being formed with shoulders engageable by the shoulders on the arms of the associated terminal to latch the first and second housing members together, in which connector each terminal has a second similar integrally formed conductor-receiving portion pro-jecting from the other end of the hole in the first housing member, there being a third housing member similar to the second housing member and having a plurality of through holes for receiving the second conductor-receiving portions of the terminals respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 228 words
An electrical connector, for use with flat electrical cables of the type comprising a plurality of conductors held in spa-ced side-by-side parallel relationship by an insulating material cover, the connector comprising a first housing member having a plurality of through holes each of which receives an individual terminal having a conductor-receiving portion projecting from one end of the associated hole, the conductor-receiving portion comprising a pair of spaced arms having opposed edges defining a conductor-receiving slot and having pointed free ends for piercing the cover of the cable; and a second housing member which is mountable on the first housing member and which has a plurality of through holes for receiving the conductor-receiving portions of the terminals res-pectively, the free ends of the arms of the conductor-receiving portion of each terminal being formed with shoulders directed to-wards the first housing member, and the holes in the second housing member being formed with shoulders engageable by the shoulders on the arms of the associated terminal to latch the first and second housing members together, in which connector each terminal has a second similar integrally formed conductor-receiving portion pro-jecting from the other end of the hole in the first housing member, there being a third housing member similar to the second housing member and having a plurality of through holes for receiving the second conductor-receiving portions of the terminals respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 49 words
A connector as claimed in Claim 1, in which the two conductor-receiving portions of each terminal are flat plate portions connected by a folded portion of the terminal, the folded portion having only a single fold extending parallel to the conductor-rec-eiving slots in the conductor-receiving portions of the terminal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
A connector as claimed in Claim 2, in which the axes of the slots in the two conductor-receiving portions of each terminal are at right angles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 40 words
A connector as claimed in Claim 1, Claim 2 or Claim 3, in which the three housing members are formed with aligned apertures whereby the three housing members can be secured together by fasten-ing means passing through the aligned apertures.

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