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US4545638A
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Rib cage terminal
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1982-06-21
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Granted: 1985-10-08
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Expires: 2002-06-21
Abstract
Abstract A female electrical terminal for receiving round or square pins having at least one rib cage mounted on one end of a spine. The rib cage has at least two pair of curved cantilevered beams attached at one end to the spine and forming an acute angle with the spine.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas A. Neidich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:51
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/10; H01R13/11; H01R13/111; H01R13/114; H01R13/35
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A female electrical terminal comprising an electrically conducting rib cage mounted on a first end of an elongated planar spine and another electrically conducting body on a second end of the spine separated by a bridging mid-portion, the rib cage enclosing a pin receiving cavity created by at least two pair of ribs in the form of curved cantilevered beams angled uniformly toward the first end of the spine and attached at one end to the spine and spaced apart at its other end from a corresponding beam, each beam being at an acute angle with respect to the mid-portion of the spine, the rib cage having a diameter sufficient to accept a round or square pin inserted into the pin receiving cavity in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the spine for electrical termination.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A female electrical terminal comprising an electrically conducting rib cage mounted on a first end of an elongated planar spine and another electrically conducting body on a second end of the spine separated by a bridging mid-portion, the rib cage enclosing a pin receiving cavity created by at least two pair of ribs in the form of curved cantilevered beams angled uniformly toward the first end of the spine and attached at one end to the spine and spaced apart at its other end from a corresponding beam, each beam being at an acute angle with respect to the mid-portion of the spine, the rib cage having a diameter sufficient to accept a round or square pin inserted into the pin receiving cavity in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the spine for electrical termination.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A terminal according to claim 1 having a tab on at least one end of the spine extending in a direction away from the rib cage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A terminal according to claims 1 or 2 wherein another rib cage having at least two pair of ribs is on the second end of the spine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A terminal according to claim 1 wherein the rib cage on the first end of the spine has three pair of ribs and the second end of the spine has a rib cage with two pair of ribs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A terminal according to claim 4 having a tab at each end of the spine extending in a direction away from the rib cages.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A terminal according to claim 1 wherein a rib bridge connects the ends of the ribs in each rib cage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A terminal according to claim 1 wherein each beam is aligned with respect to the corresponding beam.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A terminal according to claim 1 wherein each beam is offset with respect to its nearest correspoding beam.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A terminal according to claim 1 wherein the rib cage has two beams on one side and three on the other side.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-10-07 | 1993-04-08 | 1993-10-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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