US4331376A
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Electric connectors
Assignee: Ferranti International PLC
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Filing: 1980-04-16
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Granted: 1982-05-25
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Expires: 2000-04-16
Abstract
Abstract An electric connector includes a housing having a number of elongated recesses, and a plurality of contacts. Each contact has a terminal portion, two spaced parallel support members extending between the terminal portion and a web, and two contact members located between the support members and extending one from the terminal member and one from the web.
Inventors
- 👤 Russell A. Leather
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 17:53
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/10; H01R13/11; H01R13/112; H01R13/46; H01R13/502; H01R13/506; H01R43/00; H01R43/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
217 words
An electric connector which includes a housing containing at least one elongated recess of rectangular cross-section with an aperture at one end through which a cooperating plug member may be inserted, and at least one electric contact for insertion into said recess, the contact comprising a terminal member arranged to extend out of the opposite end of the recess, a pair of spaced parallel support members extending from the terminal member and joined at the other end by a web, a pair of contact members arranged in line with one another between the pair of support members and each extending from a separate bridge between the two support members, a tongue extending from one of the members of the group comprising the terminal member and the web, and a cooperating aperture formed in the other member of the group, the contact being so shaped that the support members fit closely along the said one end and the two opposite sides of the recess in the housing with the contact members biased towards one another at their free ends with the tongue fitting across the aperture at the said opposite end of the recess and engaging the said cooperating aperture in the contact so as to form a good electrical connection between the web and the terminal member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
217 words
An electric connector which includes a housing containing at least one elongated recess of rectangular cross-section with an aperture at one end through which a cooperating plug member may be inserted, and at least one electric contact for insertion into said recess, the contact comprising a terminal member arranged to extend out of the opposite end of the recess, a pair of spaced parallel support members extending from the terminal member and joined at the other end by a web, a pair of contact members arranged in line with one another between the pair of support members and each extending from a separate bridge between the two support members, a tongue extending from one of the members of the group comprising the terminal member and the web, and a cooperating aperture formed in the other member of the group, the contact being so shaped that the support members fit closely along the said one end and the two opposite sides of the recess in the housing with the contact members biased towards one another at their free ends with the tongue fitting across the aperture at the said opposite end of the recess and engaging the said cooperating aperture in the contact so as to form a good electrical connection between the web and the terminal member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A connector as claimed in claim 1 in which the two bridges of the contact coincide one with the terminal member and one with the web such that the contact members extend towards one another one from the terminal member and the other from the web.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A connector as claimed in claim 1 in which a plurality of contacts are formed simultaneously whilst attached to a common linking strip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A connector as claimed in claim 2 in which the spacing between adjacent contacts whilst attached to the linking strip is the same as the spacing between adjacent recesses in the housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
175 words
A contact for insertion into a recess in a housing to form part of an electric connector which includes a terminal member, a pair of spaced parallel support members each attached at one end to the terminal member and joined at the other end by a web, the distance between the outer edges of the support members being equal to the width of the recess in the housing into which the contact is to be inserted, a pair of contact members arranged in line with one another between the pair of support members and each extending from a separate bridge between the pair of support members, a tongue extending from one of the members of the group comprising the terminal member and the web, and a cooperating aperture formed in the other member of the group, with the tongue fitting across the aperture at the said opposite end of the recess and engaging the said cooperating aperture in the contact so as to form a good electrical connection between the web and the terminal member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
175 words
A contact for insertion into a recess in a housing to form part of an electric connector which includes a terminal member, a pair of spaced parallel support members each attached at one end to the terminal member and joined at the other end by a web, the distance between the outer edges of the support members being equal to the width of the recess in the housing into which the contact is to be inserted, a pair of contact members arranged in line with one another between the pair of support members and each extending from a separate bridge between the pair of support members, a tongue extending from one of the members of the group comprising the terminal member and the web, and a cooperating aperture formed in the other member of the group, with the tongue fitting across the aperture at the said opposite end of the recess and engaging the said cooperating aperture in the contact so as to form a good electrical connection between the web and the terminal member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A contact as claimed in claim 5 in which the two bridges coincide one with the terminal member and one with the web.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-05-24 | 1985-11-23 | 1986-05-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-05-24 | 1989-11-23 | 1990-05-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-05-24 | 1993-11-23 | 1994-05-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |