US4448477A
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Electric socket terminal
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1982-03-19
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Granted: 1984-05-15
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Expires: 2002-03-19
Abstract
Abstract An electric socket terminal has an elongated, resilient socket comprising two axially spaced split tubes joined by a circumferential array of juxtaposed spring strips and means for retaining the electric socket terminal in a cavity of an insulator block. The retaining means is beside the elongated, resilient socket and includes a U-shaped guard and a resilient latch tang. The U-shaped guard has axially spaced legs which are integrally attached to the respective split tubes and the resilient latch tang is integrally attached at one end to one of the legs of the U-shaped guard and extends generally axially of the elongated, resilient socket.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph H. Gladd
- 👤 Robert G. Plyler
- 👤 Lyle B. Suverison
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 02:14
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/428; H01R13/432; H01R13/02; H01R13/10; H01R13/11; H01R13/114
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
An electric socket terminal comprising: an elongated, resilient socket having two axially spaced split tubes joined by a circumferential array of juxtaposed spring strips, means beside the elongated, resilient socket for retaining the electric socket terminal in a cavity of an insulator block or the like, said means including a U-shaped guard extending outwardly of the resilient socket and a resilient latch tang, said U-shaped guard having axially spaced legs which are integrally attached to the respective split tubes of the resilient socket, and said resilient latch tang being integrally attached at one end to one of the legs of the U-shaped guard and extending generally axially of the elongated, resilient socket.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
An electric socket terminal comprising: an elongated, resilient socket having two axially spaced split tubes joined by a circumferential array of juxtaposed spring strips, means beside the elongated, resilient socket for retaining the electric socket terminal in a cavity of an insulator block or the like, said means including a U-shaped guard extending outwardly of the resilient socket and a resilient latch tang, said U-shaped guard having axially spaced legs which are integrally attached to the respective split tubes of the resilient socket, and said resilient latch tang being integrally attached at one end to one of the legs of the U-shaped guard and extending generally axially of the elongated, resilient socket.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
137 words
An electric socket terminal comprising: an elongated, resilient socket having two axially spaced split tubes joined by a circumferential array of juxtaposed spring strips, means beside the elongated, resilient socket for retaining the electric socket terminal in a cavity of an insulator block or the like, said means including a planar U-shaped guard extending outwardly of the resilient socket and a resilient latch tang, said U-shaped guard having axially spaced legs which are integrally attached to the respective split tubes of the resilient socket, said resilient latch tang being integrally attached at one end to one of the legs of the U-shaped guard and extending generally axially of the elongated, resilient socket, and said resilient latch tang being bent out of the plane of the U-shaped guard in a direction where it overlies the elongated, resilient socket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
137 words
An electric socket terminal comprising: an elongated, resilient socket having two axially spaced split tubes joined by a circumferential array of juxtaposed spring strips, means beside the elongated, resilient socket for retaining the electric socket terminal in a cavity of an insulator block or the like, said means including a planar U-shaped guard extending outwardly of the resilient socket and a resilient latch tang, said U-shaped guard having axially spaced legs which are integrally attached to the respective split tubes of the resilient socket, said resilient latch tang being integrally attached at one end to one of the legs of the U-shaped guard and extending generally axially of the elongated, resilient socket, and said resilient latch tang being bent out of the plane of the U-shaped guard in a direction where it overlies the elongated, resilient socket.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
153 words
An electric socket terminal comprising: an elongated, resilient socket having two axially spaced rectangular split tubes joined by a circumferential array of juxtaposed spring strips, means beside the elongated, resilient socket for retaining the electric socket terminal in a cavity of an insulator block or the like, said means including a U-shaped guard which is a coplanar extension of a corresponding pair of sides of the rectangular split tubes and which extends outwardly of the resilient socket, and a resilient latch tang, said U-shaped guard having axially spaced legs which are integrally attached to the corresponding pair of sides respectively, said resilient latch tang being integrally attached at one end to one of the legs of the U-shaped guard and extending generally axially of the elongated, resilient socket, and said resilient latch tang being bent out of the plane of the U-shaped guard in a direction where it overlies the elongated, resilient socket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
153 words
An electric socket terminal comprising: an elongated, resilient socket having two axially spaced rectangular split tubes joined by a circumferential array of juxtaposed spring strips, means beside the elongated, resilient socket for retaining the electric socket terminal in a cavity of an insulator block or the like, said means including a U-shaped guard which is a coplanar extension of a corresponding pair of sides of the rectangular split tubes and which extends outwardly of the resilient socket, and a resilient latch tang, said U-shaped guard having axially spaced legs which are integrally attached to the corresponding pair of sides respectively, said resilient latch tang being integrally attached at one end to one of the legs of the U-shaped guard and extending generally axially of the elongated, resilient socket, and said resilient latch tang being bent out of the plane of the U-shaped guard in a direction where it overlies the elongated, resilient socket.
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