US3249983A
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Apparatus for making electrical connections
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1964-08-28
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Granted: 1966-05-10
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Expires: 1984-08-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Cobaugh Robert Franklin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:28
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/027; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/51; Y10T29/5193; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/532; Y10T29/53209; Y10T29/53213; Y10T29/53235
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
APPARATUS FOR FORMING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN A CONDUCTOR AND A TERMINAL MEMBER BY MEANS OF A CONNECTING MEMBER WHICH IS AXIALLY MOVABLE INTO ASSEMBLED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID TERMINAL MEMBER, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING GUIDE MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID CONNECTING MEMBER ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH, SAID PATH EXTENDING BEYOND ONE END OF SAID GUIDE MEANS, MEANS FOR PUSHING SAID CONNECTING MEMBER ALONG SAID PATH, AND OPENING MEANS IN SAID GUIDE MEANS, TO PERMIT POSITIONING OF SAID CONDUCTOR WITH ITS AXIS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID PREDETERMINED PATH WHEREBY, UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBER ALONG SAID PATH, SAID CONNECTING MEMBER MOVES AGAINST SAID CONDUCTOR AND FORMS A BIGHT IN SAID CONDUCTOR, AND SAID CONNECTING MEMBER DRAGS SAID CONDUCTOR ALONG SAID PATH AND OVER A SURFACE OF SAID TERMINAL MEMBER AND HOLDS SAID CONDUCTOR AGAINST SAID TERMINAL MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
APPARATUS FOR FORMING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN A CONDUCTOR AND A TERMINAL MEMBER BY MEANS OF A CONNECTING MEMBER WHICH IS AXIALLY MOVABLE INTO ASSEMBLED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID TERMINAL MEMBER, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING GUIDE MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID CONNECTING MEMBER ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH, SAID PATH EXTENDING BEYOND ONE END OF SAID GUIDE MEANS, MEANS FOR PUSHING SAID CONNECTING MEMBER ALONG SAID PATH, AND OPENING MEANS IN SAID GUIDE MEANS, TO PERMIT POSITIONING OF SAID CONDUCTOR WITH ITS AXIS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID PREDETERMINED PATH WHEREBY, UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID CONNECTING MEMBER ALONG SAID PATH, SAID CONNECTING MEMBER MOVES AGAINST SAID CONDUCTOR AND FORMS A BIGHT IN SAID CONDUCTOR, AND SAID CONNECTING MEMBER DRAGS SAID CONDUCTOR ALONG SAID PATH AND OVER A SURFACE OF SAID TERMINAL MEMBER AND HOLDS SAID CONDUCTOR AGAINST SAID TERMINAL MEMBER.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2780794A
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