Abstract A socket member for electrical connection to a projecting pin terminal is made entirely of a single piece of sheet metal. An inner wall portion is slitted to provide resilient fingers adapted to make electrical contact against either the undersurface of a bulbous head on the pin terminal or directly against the shank of the pin. An outer wall extends upwardly a substantial distance above the spring fingers and has a flat circular rim so that the socket can easily be pressed over the stud. An integral shank extends radially outwardly and has means for clamping a lead wire and a strengthening rib extends partially into the shank and also into the outer wall. In one form, a tongue may be located opposite the shank to assist in holding the socket member in a mounting block.
A one-piece sheet metal socket member for electrical connection to a projecting pin terminal comprising: a. an inner generally cylindrical wall axially slitted to provide a circular series of resilient fingers inturned at their free ends to provide bearing surfaces adapted to bear resiliently and make electrical contact against the outer surface of said pin; b. an outer wall reversely turned from the bottom edge of said inner wall and extending upwardly a substantial distance beyond the free ends of said fingers; c. an outwardly extending rim at the upper end of said outer wall; d. a radially outwardly extending shank integral with said outer wall extending radially from said rim and having means for attachment to a lead wire in conductive relationship, a strengthening rib extending across said rim and partially into said shank and partially into said outer wall; and e. a tongue projecting outwardly from said rim at a location opposite said shank to facilitate assembly with a mounting block.
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Dependent Claim
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A one-piece sheet metal socket member for electrical connection to a projecting pin terminal comprising: a. an inner generally cylindrical wall axially slitted to provide a circular series of resilient fingers inturned at their free ends to provide bearing surfaces adapted to bear resiliently and make electrical contact against the outer surface of said pin; b. an outer wall reversely turned from the bottom edge of said inner wall and extending upwardly a substantial distance beyond the free ends of said fingers; c. an outwardly extending rim at the upper end of said outer wall; d. a radially outwardly extending shank integral with said outer wall extending radially from said rim and having means for attachment to a lead wire in conductive relationship, a strengthening rib extending across said rim and partially into said shank and partially into said outer wall; and e. a tongue projecting outwardly from said rim at a location opposite said shank to facilitate assembly with a mounting block.