Patent US4552425A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US4552425A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
High current connector
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
•
Filing: 1983-07-27
•
Granted: 1985-11-12
•
Expires: 2003-07-27
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an electrical connector capable of transmitting power in high current applications. The connector includes a pivotally mounted spring member which exerts a high spring force against a mating tab terminal or the tab portion of a like connector.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy B. Billman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:18
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/10; H01R13/11; H01R13/113; H01R13/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
An electrical connector, comprising: a. a strip of conductive material having wire retaining means at a back end and an elongated blade at a front end; b. support brackets attached to opposite sides of the blade and having free ends extending upwardly therefrom with pin receiving means adjacent the free ends, said brackets defining a yoke-like structure; and c. an elongated spring member having a bar with a pin on each side, said spring member positioned over the blade and in between the brackets with the pins being received in the pin receiving means for pivotally mounting the spring member thereon, said spring member further having a long spring arm attached to the bar and extending towards the front end and obliquely downwardly towards the blade and a short spring arm attached to the bar and extending towards the back end and obliquely downwardly towards the blade, said spring arms and blade defining two separate spaces therebetween for receiving another blade or a tab terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
An electrical connector, comprising: a. a strip of conductive material having wire retaining means at a back end and an elongated blade at a front end; b. support brackets attached to opposite sides of the blade and having free ends extending upwardly therefrom with pin receiving means adjacent the free ends, said brackets defining a yoke-like structure; and c. an elongated spring member having a bar with a pin on each side, said spring member positioned over the blade and in between the brackets with the pins being received in the pin receiving means for pivotally mounting the spring member thereon, said spring member further having a long spring arm attached to the bar and extending towards the front end and obliquely downwardly towards the blade and a short spring arm attached to the bar and extending towards the back end and obliquely downwardly towards the blade, said spring arms and blade defining two separate spaces therebetween for receiving another blade or a tab terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The electrical connector of claim 1 wherein free ends of the spring arms are concavo-convex shaped with the convex surface facing the blade.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
DE193456C
Cited
US741052A
Cited
US1210110A
Cited
US2336517A
Cited
US2523782A
Cited
US2814025A
Cited
US3206717A
Cited
US3208030A
Cited
US4018497A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-11-11 | 1989-05-13 | 1989-11-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-11-11 | 1993-05-13 | 1993-11-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-11-11 | 1997-05-13 | 1997-11-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |