Connector assembly

Claim 1

A GENERALLY Y-SHAPED CONNECTOR ELEMENT OF CONDUCTING MATERIAL FOR USE IN A CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A TWO PART MOLDED INSULATING CASING, ONE PART OF WHICH HAS A RECESS THEREIN AND THE OTHER PART OF WHICH HAS A PAIR OF SQUARE OPENINGS THEREIN, SAID CONNECTOR ELEMENT INCLUDING IN COMBINATION, A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT CENTER PORTION, A FIRST BRANCH EXTENDING FROM SAID CENTER PORTION AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH, SAID FIRST BRANCH BEING FORMED TO COMPRISE RESILIENT MEANS FOR ENGAGING A CONNECTOR PIN, SECOND AND THIRD BRANCHES BRAZED TO SAID CENTER PORTION AND EXTENDING THEREFROM IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO THE DIRECTION OF SAID FIRST BRANCH WITH SAID SECOND AND THIRD BRANCHES BEING IN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP, EACH OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD BRANCHES HAVING A TAPERED OPENING THEREIN FOR RECEIVING A TAPER PIN, AND HAVING A SQUARE OUTER CROSS-SECTION ADAPTED TO MATE WITH THE INTERIOR WALLS OF A SQUARE OPENING IN THE CASING SO THAT THE CASING ENABLES SAID SECOND AND THIRD BRANCHES TO RESIST TORQUE APPLIED THERETO WHEN REMOVING THE TAPEN PINS THEREFROM TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE BRAZED CONNECTION.