US3239918A
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Method of making an electrical connection
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1962-02-05
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Granted: 1966-03-15
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Expires: 1982-02-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert F Cobaugh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:05
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/027; H01R4/00; H01R4/10; H01R4/18; H01R4/182; H01R4/24; H01R4/2491; H01R4/28; H01R4/48; H02; H02G; H02G1/00; H02G1/12; H02G1/1202; H02G1/1248; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49174; Y10T29/49181; Y10T29/49185; Y10T29/49192; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49915; Y10T29/49917; Y10T29/49918; Y10T29/49925; Y10T29/49927; Y10T29/49929; Y10T29/51; Y10T29/5147; Y10T29/5148; Y10T29/5193; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/532; Y10T29/53209; Y10T29/53213; Y10T29/53239
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN A TERMINAL MEMBER AND A CONDUCTOR BY MEANS OF A CONNECTING MEMBER, SAID TERMINAL MEMBER HAVING A FREE END AND A FIXED END, SAID CONNECTING MEMBER BEING LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID TERMINAL MEMBER OVER SAID FREE END AND BEYOND SAID FREE END INTO ASSEMBLED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID TERMINAL MEMBER, SAID METHOD COMPRISING THE STEPS OF POSITIONING SAID CONDUCTOR WITH ITS AXIS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF A PATH OF RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBER INTO ASSEMBLED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID TERMINAL MEMBER, MOVING SAID CONNECTING MEMBER ALONG SAID PATH AND AGAINST SAID CONDUCTOR TO FORM A BIGHT IN SAID CONDUCTOR AT THE POINT OF ENGAGEMENT OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBER AND SAID CONDUCTOR, WHEREBY UPON MOVING SAID CONNECTING MEMBER FURTHER ALONG SAID PATH AND OVER AND BEYOND SAID FREE END OF SAID TERMINAL MEMBER, SAID BIGHT AND SAID CONDUCTOR ARE DRAGGED ALONG SAID PATH BY MEANS OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBER SO THAT SAID CONDUCTOR IS HELD BETWEEN SAID CONNECTING MEMBER AND SAID TERMINAL MEMBER AFTER SAID TERMINAL MEMBER COMES TO REST WITH SAID BIGHT PROXIMATE TO SAID FIXED END OF SAID TERMINAL MEMBER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
190 words
A METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN A TERMINAL MEMBER AND A CONDUCTOR BY MEANS OF A CONNECTING MEMBER, SAID TERMINAL MEMBER HAVING A FREE END AND A FIXED END, SAID CONNECTING MEMBER BEING LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID TERMINAL MEMBER OVER SAID FREE END AND BEYOND SAID FREE END INTO ASSEMBLED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID TERMINAL MEMBER, SAID METHOD COMPRISING THE STEPS OF POSITIONING SAID CONDUCTOR WITH ITS AXIS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF A PATH OF RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBER INTO ASSEMBLED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID TERMINAL MEMBER, MOVING SAID CONNECTING MEMBER ALONG SAID PATH AND AGAINST SAID CONDUCTOR TO FORM A BIGHT IN SAID CONDUCTOR AT THE POINT OF ENGAGEMENT OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBER AND SAID CONDUCTOR, WHEREBY UPON MOVING SAID CONNECTING MEMBER FURTHER ALONG SAID PATH AND OVER AND BEYOND SAID FREE END OF SAID TERMINAL MEMBER, SAID BIGHT AND SAID CONDUCTOR ARE DRAGGED ALONG SAID PATH BY MEANS OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBER SO THAT SAID CONDUCTOR IS HELD BETWEEN SAID CONNECTING MEMBER AND SAID TERMINAL MEMBER AFTER SAID TERMINAL MEMBER COMES TO REST WITH SAID BIGHT PROXIMATE TO SAID FIXED END OF SAID TERMINAL MEMBER.
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