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Loose piece terminal mounting assembly
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1978-10-20
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Granted: 1980-09-02
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Expires: 1998-10-20
Abstract
Abstract A carrier housing is disclosed having a plurality of parallel spaced receptacles, each receptacle adapted to receive a loose piece electrical terminal therein. The housing serves several functions, first, to hold the terminals for mass handling and/or insertion of loose piece terminals, second, as a means to assure correct alignment of the loose piece terminals, and third, as a housing to at least partially support and insulate the terminals after the terminals have been inserted into a printed circuit board or the like. The carrier housing can be formed in either continuous or discrete length.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard P. Clark
- 👤 Gary L. Zimmerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 06:38
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/422; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/712; H01R13/02; H01R13/10; H01R13/11; H01R13/114; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49147
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A carrier housing for loose piece electrical terminals, said carrier housing comprising: an elongated unitary member of insulative material having an elongated base portion and a plurality of pairs of spaced profiled sidewalls extending substantially normal to and transversely across the width of said base portion, each said pair of sidewall defining therebetween an elongated terminal receiving cavity, each said pair of sidewalls including an inwardly directed lip at the free edge of each sidewall for retaining a terminal in said cavity, the adjacent sidewalls of adjacent pairs of sidewalls being spaced apart whereby said carrier housing can be bent and flexed without reducing the gripping forces applied to each terminal carried thereby.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A carrier housing for loose piece electrical terminals, said carrier housing comprising: an elongated unitary member of insulative material having an elongated base portion and a plurality of pairs of spaced profiled sidewalls extending substantially normal to and transversely across the width of said base portion, each said pair of sidewall defining therebetween an elongated terminal receiving cavity, each said pair of sidewalls including an inwardly directed lip at the free edge of each sidewall for retaining a terminal in said cavity, the adjacent sidewalls of adjacent pairs of sidewalls being spaced apart whereby said carrier housing can be bent and flexed without reducing the gripping forces applied to each terminal carried thereby.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A carrier housing according to claim 1 wherein one end of each pair of sidewalls and the intermediate base portion form a tapered entryway leading to the respective cavity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A carrier housing according to claim 1 wherein each said cavity serves to properly orient the terminal received therein.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
114 words
A means for handling loose piece electrical terminals for mass insertion comprising: an elongated unitary member of insulative material having a base portion and a plurality of pairs of spaced profiled sidewalls extending normal to and transversely across at least one elongated surface of said base portion, each said pair of sidewall defining therebetween a profiled elongated terminal receiving cavity, each said pair of sidewalls including an inwardly directed lip on the upper free edge of each sidewall adapted to retain a terminal in said cavity, the adjacent sidewalls of adjacent pairs of sidewalls being spaced apart whereby said member can be bent and flexed without reducing the grip on any terminal carried thereby.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
114 words
A means for handling loose piece electrical terminals for mass insertion comprising: an elongated unitary member of insulative material having a base portion and a plurality of pairs of spaced profiled sidewalls extending normal to and transversely across at least one elongated surface of said base portion, each said pair of sidewall defining therebetween a profiled elongated terminal receiving cavity, each said pair of sidewalls including an inwardly directed lip on the upper free edge of each sidewall adapted to retain a terminal in said cavity, the adjacent sidewalls of adjacent pairs of sidewalls being spaced apart whereby said member can be bent and flexed without reducing the grip on any terminal carried thereby.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A means according to claim 4 wherein one end of each pair of sidewalls and the intermediate base portion form a tapered entryway leading to the respective cavity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A means according to claim 4 wherein said profiled terminal receiving cavity serves to properly orient the respective terminal for insertion.
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