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EP0093510B1
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Electrical connector
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1983-04-06
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Granted: 1986-06-18
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Expires: 2003-04-06
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Howard Gladd
- 👤 Robert Gilbert Plyler
- 👤 Lyle B. Suverison
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:44
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/627; H01R13/6275; H01R13/629; H01R4/00; H01R4/24; H01R4/2416
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
227 words
An electrical connector comprising a pair of mating dielectric connector bodies (16 and 30), a plurality of electrical terminals (18 and 34) in each of the connector bodies such that the electrical terminals (18) of one connector body (16) engage the electrical terminals (34) of the other connector body (30) when the connector bodies are coupled together, a projection (22) on one connector body (16) and a co-operating lock arm (44) on the other connector body (30) for engaging the projection (22) to lock the coupled connector bodies together, a first electrical contact (26) disposed on the one connector body (16) immediately behind the projection (22), and a second electrical contact (42) which is carried by the other connector body (30) and engages the first electrical contact (26) when the connector bodies are properly coupled and locked together, characterised in that the second electrical contact (42) and the lock arm (44) are both part of a resilient metal clip which is attached to the other connector body (30) and engages the said first electrical contact (26) when the coupled connector bodies (16 and 30) are locked together, the resilient metal clip includes a tab (46) which attaches the resilient metal clip to the other connector body (30), and the resilient metal clip has central slot (52) forming means for attachment of a conductor (60) to the clip.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
227 words
An electrical connector comprising a pair of mating dielectric connector bodies (16 and 30), a plurality of electrical terminals (18 and 34) in each of the connector bodies such that the electrical terminals (18) of one connector body (16) engage the electrical terminals (34) of the other connector body (30) when the connector bodies are coupled together, a projection (22) on one connector body (16) and a co-operating lock arm (44) on the other connector body (30) for engaging the projection (22) to lock the coupled connector bodies together, a first electrical contact (26) disposed on the one connector body (16) immediately behind the projection (22), and a second electrical contact (42) which is carried by the other connector body (30) and engages the first electrical contact (26) when the connector bodies are properly coupled and locked together, characterised in that the second electrical contact (42) and the lock arm (44) are both part of a resilient metal clip which is attached to the other connector body (30) and engages the said first electrical contact (26) when the coupled connector bodies (16 and 30) are locked together, the resilient metal clip includes a tab (46) which attaches the resilient metal clip to the other connector body (30), and the resilient metal clip has central slot (52) forming means for attachment of a conductor (60) to the clip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
115 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1, characterised in that the resilient metal clip has a hook (50) at a free end of the lock arm (44) which engages the projection (22) on the one connector body (16) to lock the coupled connector bodies (16 and 30) together, and which forms the second electrical contact for engaging the first electrical contact (26) on the one connector body (16) when the coupled connector bodies (16 and 30) are locked together, and that the tab (46) is connected to the lock arm (44), by a round bend (48), and that the central slot (52) begins rearwardly of the hook (50) and ends in the round bend (48).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
An electrical connector according to claim 2, characterised in that the round bend (48) is approximately 180 degrees, and that the central slot (52) in the resilient metal clip (42) is a close-ended slot which has a wide end near the hook (50) and converges towards the round bend (48) into a narrow insulation-piercing portion (54) which extends approximately half-way round the bend.
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