US3231964A
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Method of making an electrical connection
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-06-19
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Granted: 1966-02-01
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Expires: 1981-06-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Moreland P Bennett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 12:03
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/10; H01R4/18; H01R4/20; H01R43/00; H01R43/04; H01R43/058; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49194; Y10T29/49201; Y10T29/49202; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49925; Y10T29/49927; Y10T29/49929; Y10T29/49931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
THE METHOD OF FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY STRESS RELIEVED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WHICH COMPRISES: SURROUNDING A PORION OF A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR MEMBERS, AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH INITIALLY INCLUDES A RELATIVELY THIN COATING OF INSULATING MATERIAL, WITH A DEFORMABLE CONNECTOR MEMBER HAVING AN ANNEALING TEMPERATURE AT LEAST AS HIGH AS THE MELTING POINT OF SAID INSULATING MATERIAL; COMPRESSING SAID CONNECTOR MEMBER INTO INTIMATE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CONDUCTOR MEMBERS WITH A RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURE, AND APPLYING HEAT THERETO TO HEAT THE CONDUCTOR MEMBERS BELOW THEIR RESPECTIVE MELTING POINTS BUT ABOVE THE MELTING POINT OF SAID COATING AND TO HEAT THE CONNECTOR MEMBER WITHIN ITS ANNEALING TEMPERATURE RANGE THEREBY BONDING SAID MEMBERS TOGETHER INTO A COMPACT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE MASS; DISCONTINUING THE APPLICATION OF HEAT TO SAID MEMBERS, MAINTAINING PRESSURE ON SAID MEMBERS AS SAID MEMBERS PARTIALLY COOL; AND FINALLY RELIEVING THE PRESSURE ON THE FORMED CONNECTION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
144 words
THE METHOD OF FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY STRESS RELIEVED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WHICH COMPRISES: SURROUNDING A PORION OF A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR MEMBERS, AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH INITIALLY INCLUDES A RELATIVELY THIN COATING OF INSULATING MATERIAL, WITH A DEFORMABLE CONNECTOR MEMBER HAVING AN ANNEALING TEMPERATURE AT LEAST AS HIGH AS THE MELTING POINT OF SAID INSULATING MATERIAL; COMPRESSING SAID CONNECTOR MEMBER INTO INTIMATE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CONDUCTOR MEMBERS WITH A RELATIVELY LOW PRESSURE, AND APPLYING HEAT THERETO TO HEAT THE CONDUCTOR MEMBERS BELOW THEIR RESPECTIVE MELTING POINTS BUT ABOVE THE MELTING POINT OF SAID COATING AND TO HEAT THE CONNECTOR MEMBER WITHIN ITS ANNEALING TEMPERATURE RANGE THEREBY BONDING SAID MEMBERS TOGETHER INTO A COMPACT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE MASS; DISCONTINUING THE APPLICATION OF HEAT TO SAID MEMBERS, MAINTAINING PRESSURE ON SAID MEMBERS AS SAID MEMBERS PARTIALLY COOL; AND FINALLY RELIEVING THE PRESSURE ON THE FORMED CONNECTION.
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