EP0039569A2
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Electrical plug receptacle connector
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1981-04-27
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2001-04-27
Abstract
Abstract The connector (2) comprises an insulating housing (10) for receiving a telephone plug (86), and receiving stamped and formed terminals (30) having contact springs (32) projecting into the housing (10) to engage contacts (88) on the plug (86) and wire connecting portions (58) for connection to wires (8). The wire connecting portions (58) comprise slotted plates (60 and 62) arranged in stalls (46) adapted to allow the wires (8) to be inserted into the slots (66) of the plates (60 and 62). In order to avoid damage to the housing (10) by the wire insertion force, the stalls (46) are arranged on a ledge (44) projecting normally from the housing (10) to receive there beneath a working surface (72) of an anvil (70) co-operating with a wire insertion tool (76).
Inventors
- 👤 Donald Wayne Kent Hughes
- 👤 Ronald William Myers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:36
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/60; H01R24/62; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/26; H01R13/46; H01R13/50; H01R13/73; H01R13/74; H01R4/00; H01R4/24; H01R4/2416; H01R4/2445; H01R43/00; H01R43/16; H01R43/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
378 words
An electrical plug receptacle connector comprising an insulating housing (10) having a plug-receiving end (12) and an opposite rearward end (14), a plug-receiving opening (16) extending into the plug-receiving end (12), the opening (16) having opposed internal side walls (18 and 20) and opposed internal end walls (22), and a plurality of stamped and formed electrical terminals (30) mounted on the housing (10), each such terminal (30) comprising a wire connecting portion (58), an intermediate portion (34) and a contact spring portion (32), the contact spring portion (32) extending from one (18) of the internal side walls (18 and 20) at a position adjacent to the plug-receiving end (12), diagonally into the opening (16) and towards the opposite,internal side wall (20), the intermediate portions (34) of the terminals (30) being received in juxtaposed channels (36) in that external side wall (24) which is adjacent to the one internal side wall (18), the channels (36) extending across such adjacent external side wall-(24) towards the rearward end (14) of the housing (10), the receptacle connector (2) being characterised by a ledge (44) extending from, and overhanging, the rearward end (14) of the housing (10) and by a plurality, equal to the number of the terminals (30), of stalls (46) provided on the ledge (44) and having open tops facing away therefrom, the stalls (44) having front and rear stall side walls (48 and 50) which face forwardly and rearwardly of the housing, respectively, each of rear stall side wall (50) having a wire admitting slot (56) therein, opening in a direction away from the ledge (44), the intermediate portions (34) of the terminals (30) extending into the stalls (46), each of the wire connecting portions (54) of the terminals (30) being disposed in one of the stalls (46) and comprising a plate (60) upstanding from the ledge (44) , and being formed with a wire-receiving slot (66) opening into an edge of the plate (60) remote from the ledge (44), the ledge (44) being capable of being supported upon a supporting surface (72) of an anvil (70) for co-operation with a wire insertion tool (76), for inserting wires (8) into the wire-receiving slots (66) and the associated wire admitting slots (56), transversely of the longitudinal axis of the wire (8).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
378 words
An electrical plug receptacle connector comprising an insulating housing (10) having a plug-receiving end (12) and an opposite rearward end (14), a plug-receiving opening (16) extending into the plug-receiving end (12), the opening (16) having opposed internal side walls (18 and 20) and opposed internal end walls (22), and a plurality of stamped and formed electrical terminals (30) mounted on the housing (10), each such terminal (30) comprising a wire connecting portion (58), an intermediate portion (34) and a contact spring portion (32), the contact spring portion (32) extending from one (18) of the internal side walls (18 and 20) at a position adjacent to the plug-receiving end (12), diagonally into the opening (16) and towards the opposite,internal side wall (20), the intermediate portions (34) of the terminals (30) being received in juxtaposed channels (36) in that external side wall (24) which is adjacent to the one internal side wall (18), the channels (36) extending across such adjacent external side wall-(24) towards the rearward end (14) of the housing (10), the receptacle connector (2) being characterised by a ledge (44) extending from, and overhanging, the rearward end (14) of the housing (10) and by a plurality, equal to the number of the terminals (30), of stalls (46) provided on the ledge (44) and having open tops facing away therefrom, the stalls (44) having front and rear stall side walls (48 and 50) which face forwardly and rearwardly of the housing, respectively, each of rear stall side wall (50) having a wire admitting slot (56) therein, opening in a direction away from the ledge (44), the intermediate portions (34) of the terminals (30) extending into the stalls (46), each of the wire connecting portions (54) of the terminals (30) being disposed in one of the stalls (46) and comprising a plate (60) upstanding from the ledge (44) , and being formed with a wire-receiving slot (66) opening into an edge of the plate (60) remote from the ledge (44), the ledge (44) being capable of being supported upon a supporting surface (72) of an anvil (70) for co-operation with a wire insertion tool (76), for inserting wires (8) into the wire-receiving slots (66) and the associated wire admitting slots (56), transversely of the longitudinal axis of the wire (8).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A connector according to Claim 1, characterised in that the ledge (44) extends normally of the rearward end (14) of the housing (10) in substantial alignment with the one internal side wall (18) and the adjacent external side wall (24).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
A connector according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that it is shaped for reception in a rectangular recess (71) in the anvil (70) with the external side wall (26) resting upon a floor (74) of the recess, and the ledge (44) resting on the supporting surface (72) which is disposed outside the recess (71) and extends parallel to the floor (74).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A connector according to Claim 1, 2 or 3, characterised in that each front side wall (48) of each stall is provided with a slot (54) opening in a direction away from the ledge (44), through which slot (54) the intermediate portion (34) of the associated terminal (30) extends.
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