Connector assembly for terminal junction system

Claim 2

A female electrical contact for captured installation within an axially disposed chamber in a body of dielectric material having opposed end closures and one with a coaxial opening for insertion of a male contact of right cylinder form therethrouogh and into coextensive interface engagement with the said female contact, said female contact being formed of a tubular body of electrically conductive material comprising; an elongated receiver section of full diameter cylinder form for engagement against said one end closure surrounding the opening therethrough to freely pass the male contact, elongated contact section of a smaller diameter than said full diameter and in split cylinder form continuing as an extension of the receiver section and projecting toward the other end closure to slideably engage the male contact, and a support means in the form of a leg extending from the full diameter of said receiver section and displaced from and spaced radially from the contact section and projecting axially therefrom for engegement against said other end closure of position the female contact within said chamber.

Claim 3

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 1 and wherein the suppOrt means includes a plurality of said circumferentially spaced legs splitting the contact section into a multiplicity of semi-cylindrical fingers.

Claim 4

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 1 and for captured installation within a polygonal chamber, and wherein the support means includes legs projecting to diametrically opposite corners of the chamber to engage the said other end closure.

Claim 5

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 1 and for captured installation within a polygonal chamber, and wherein the support means includes a leg projecting to each of the corners of the chamber to engage the said other end closure.

Claim 6

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 1 and wherein the contact section is split into resilient circumferentially separated semi-cylindrical axially extending anchor fingers terminating in lock ends disposed in a common plane spaced from said other end closure, said lock ends being engageably with a radial flange on said male contact.

Claim 7

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 1 and wherein the contact section is circumferentially expensible, and wherein constrictor means surrounds said female contact section and biases the same radially inward for tight interface electrical engagement with the male contact.

Claim 8

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 1 and wherein the contact section is split into expansible circumferentially separated semi-cylindrical axially extending fingers, and wherein a resilient spring embraces said finers and biases the same radially inward for tight interface electrical engagement with the male contact.

Claim 9

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 1, wherein the contact section is split into resilient semi-cylindrical axially extended fingers separated circumferentially by legs of the said support means disposed therebetween, and wherein a resilient spring confined within said legs of the support means embraces and biases the said fingers radially inward for tight interface electrical engagement with the male contact.

Claim 10

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 1, wherein the contact section is split into resilient circumferentially separated semi-cylindrical axially extending anchor fingers terminating in lock ends disposed in a common plane spaced from said other end closure, said lock ends being engageable with a radial flange on said male contact, and wherein a resilient spring embraces the said fingers and biases the same radially inward for tight interface electrical engagement with the male contact.

Claim 11

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 1, wherein the contact section is split into resilient circumferentially separated semi-cylindrical axially extending anchor fingers terminating in lock ends disposed in a common plane spaced from said other end closure, said lock ends being engageable with a radial flange on said male contact, and wherein a resilient spring confined within said legs of the support means embraces and biases the anchor fingers radially inward for tight interface electrical engagement with the male contact.

Claim 12

A female electrical contact for captured installation within an axially disposed chamber in a body of dielectric material having opposed end closures and one with a coaxial opening for insertion of a male contact of right cylinder form therethrough and into coextensive interface engagement with the said female contact, said female contact being formed of electrically conductive sheet material comprising; a support means in the form of a base disposed in a plane normal to the contact axis and engage against the other end closure and having axially extended legs at opposite sides projecting toward said one end closure, a receiver section in the form of complementary and diametrically opposed full diameter segments supported by said legs repectively and engage against the said one end closure to freely pass the male contact, and a contact section in the form of complementarY and diametrically opposed semi-cylindrical segments carried by the correspondingly complementary receiver segments respectively and extending toward the other end closure to slideably engage the male contact inserted through said receiver section and into engagement with said contact segments.

Claim 13

A female electrical contact for captured installation within an axially disposed chamber in a body of dielectric material having opposed end closures and one with a coaxial opening for insertion of a male contact of right cylinder form therethrough and into coextensive interface engagement with the said female contact, said female contact being formed of electrically conductive sheet material comprising; a support means in the form of a base disposed in a plane normal to the contact axis and engage against the other end closure and having axially extended legs at opposite sides projecting toward said one end closure, a receiver section in the form of complementary and diametrically opposed full diameter segments supported by said legs repectively and engage against the said one end closure to freely pass the male contact, and a contact section in the form of complementarY and diametrically opposed semi-cylindrical segments carried by the correspondingly complementary receiver segments respectively and extending toward the other end closure to slideably engage the male contact inserted through said receiver section and into engagement with said contact segments.

Claim 14

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 11 and wherein the support means includes pairs of circumferentially spaced legs supporting each full diameter receiver segment.

Claim 15

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 11 and for captured installation within a chamber of rectangular cross section, and wherein the support means includes a leg projecting from each next adjacent corner on the base, there being a pair of circumferentially spaced legs supporting each receiver segment.

Claim 16

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 11, wherein the opposed semi-cylindrical segments of the contact section terminate in lock ends disposed in a common plane spaced from said other end closure, said lock ends being releasably engageable with a radial flange on said male contact.

Claim 17

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 11 and wherein a constrictive means embraces the said opposed semi-cylindrical segments of the contact section and biases the same inwardly for tight electrical engagement with the male contact.

Claim 18

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 11, wherein the support means includes pairs of circumferentially spaced legs supporting each full diameter receiver segment, and wherein a resilient spring confined within said legs embraces the said receiver segments and biases them radially inward for tight interface electrical engagement with the male contact.

Claim 19

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 11, wherein the spaced semi-cylindrical segments of the contact section terminate in lock ends disposed in a common plane spaced from said other end closure, and wherein a constrictor means embraces the said opposed segments of the contact section and biases the same inwardly for tight interface electrical engagement with the male contact, said lock ends being releasably engageable with a radial flange on said male contact.

Claim 20

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 11, wherein the support means includes pairs of circumferentially spaced legs supporting each semi-cylindrical receiver segment, wherein the said segments terminate in lock ends disposed in a common plane spaced from said other end closure, and wherein a resilient spring confined within said legs embraces the said semi-cylindrical contact segments and biases them radially inward, said lock ends being releasably engageable with a radial flange on said male contact.

Claim 21

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 11 and wherein the base of the support means has an opening therethrough passing a resilient spring that is confined in working position within the legs and embraced over said semi-cylindrical contact segments of a smaller diameter than said full diameter and biasing them radially inward.

Claim 22

The female electrical contact as set forth in claim 11, wherein the support means includes pairs of circumferentially spaced legs supporting each semi-cylindrical receiver segment, wherein the said segments terminate in lock ends disposed in a common plane spaced from said other end closure, wherein the base of the support means has an opening therethrough passing a resilient spring that is confined in working position within the legs and embraced over said semi-cylindrical contact segments biasing them radially inward, said lock ends being releasably engageable with a radial flange on said male contact.