Wire connector

Claim 2

An electrical connector comprising: a hollow elongated conductive sleeve portion having a conductor-receiving bore having a generally circular cross section for receiving, in use, an elongated conductor insertable therein; said sleeve portion having at least one row of spaced rigid projections projecting inwardly of said bore and disposed axially and perimetrically of said bore along a generally helical path; and said projections having an inward extent a into said bore satisfying the relationship D - 2a < d < D - a wherein D is a transverse dimension of the bore and d is a transverse dimension of the elongated conductor so that the elongated conductor contacts the projections when inserted into the bore and assumes a generally helical shape, thereby to impart resistance to removal of the elongated conductor from said bore.

Claim 3

The combination comprising: an electrically insulative body; and a plurality of electrical connectors embedded within said insulative body, and each electrical connector electrically insulated from respective ones of said plurality of electrical connectors by said electrically insulative body; wherein at least one of said electrical connectors comprises, a hollow elongated conductive sleeve portion having a conductor-receiving bore having a generally circular cross section for receiving, in use, an elongated conductor insertable therein; said portion having at least one row of spaced rigid internal projections inwardly of said bore and disposed axially and perimetrically of said bore along a generally helical path; and said projections having an inward extent a into said bore satisfying the relationship D - 2a < d < D - a wherein D is a transverse dimension of the bore and d is a transverse dimension of the elongated conductor so that the elongated conductor contacts the projections when inserted into the bore and assumes a generally helical shape, thereby to impart resistance to removal of the elongated conductor from said bore.

Claim 4

The combination comprising: an electrically insulative body; and a plurality of electrical connectors embedded within said insulative body, and each electrical connector electrically insulated from respective ones of said plurality of electrical connectors by said electrically insulative body; wherein at least one of said electrical connectors comprises, a hollow elongated conductive sleeve portion having a conductor-receiving bore having a generally circular cross section for receiving, in use, an elongated conductor insertable therein; said portion having at least one row of spaced rigid internal projections inwardly of said bore and disposed axially and perimetrically of said bore along a generally helical path; and said projections having an inward extent a into said bore satisfying the relationship D - 2a < d < D - a wherein D is a transverse dimension of the bore and d is a transverse dimension of the elongated conductor so that the elongated conductor contacts the projections when inserted into the bore and assumes a generally helical shape, thereby to impart resistance to removal of the elongated conductor from said bore.

Claim 5

An electrical connector, securable in use in a circuit board having a hole for receiving the connector, comprising: a hollow elongated conductive sleeve portion having a conductor-receiving bore for receiving, in use, an elongated conductor insertable therein, one end of said sleeve portion being open and the other end being closed and said bore having a generally circular cross section, said sleeve portion having at least one row of spaced rigid projections projecting inwardly of said bore and disposed axially and perimetrically of said bore along a generally helical path, and said projections having an inward extent a into said bore satisfying the relationship D - 2 a < d < D -a wherein D is a transerve dimension of said bore and d is a transervse dimension of the elongated conductor so that the elongated conductor contacts the projections when inserted into the bore and assumes a generally helical shape, thereby to impart resistance to removal of the elongated conductor from said bore, said sleeve portion having an external transverse dimension substantially equal to a transverse dimension of a hole in a circuit board and insertable in use therein; a hollow conical end portion coaxial with the conductor-receiving bore joined to the open end of said sleeve portion, outwardly diverging along a direction away from said sleeve portion, and having a transverse dimension greater than half of said sleeve portion; and a plurality of rigid projections along and adjacent to the junction of said sleeve portion and said conical end portion and projecting outwardly therefrom, said plurality of rigid projections being capable of penetrating the board to embed therein and engage the board when the electrical connector is inserted into the hole, thereby to secure the connector in the hole.

Claim 6

An electrical connector, securable in use in a circuit board having a hole for receiving the connector, comprising: a hollow elongated conductive sleeve portion having a conductor-receiving bore for receiving, in use, an elongated conductor insertable therein, one end of said sleeve portion being open and the other end being closed and said bore having a generally circular cross section, said sleeve portion having at least one row of spaced rigid projections projecting inwardly of said bore and disposed axially and perimetrically of said bore along a generally helical path, and said projections having an inward extent a into said bore satisfying the relationship D - 2 a < d < D -a wherein D is a transerve dimension of said bore and d is a transervse dimension of the elongated conductor so that the elongated conductor contacts the projections when inserted into the bore and assumes a generally helical shape, thereby to impart resistance to removal of the elongated conductor from said bore, said sleeve portion having an external transverse dimension substantially equal to a transverse dimension of a hole in a circuit board and insertable in use therein; a hollow conical end portion coaxial with the conductor-receiving bore joined to the open end of said sleeve portion, outwardly diverging along a direction away from said sleeve portion, and having a transverse dimension greater than half of said sleeve portion; and a plurality of rigid projections along and adjacent to the junction of said sleeve portion and said conical end portion and projecting outwardly therefrom, said plurality of rigid projections being capable of penetrating the board to embed therein and engage the board when the electrical connector is inserted into the hole, thereby to secure the connector in the hole.