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Method and apparatus for making electrical connecting device
Assignee: OHIO ASSOCIATED ENTERPRISES Inc 1382 WEST JACKSON STREET PAINESVILLE OHIO 44077 A CORP OF DE
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Filing: 1986-10-17
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Granted: 1989-09-05
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Expires: 2006-10-17
Abstract
Abstract Method and apparatus for making an electrical device including a contact supported in a housing having a space within which at least part of such contact may move, wherein the contact is placed with respect to a mold core that resiliently deforms the moving part of the contact to a condition it ordinarily would be expected to take during use in connection with another contact and cooperates with at least such moving part of the contact to form a composite core that is placed in a mold cavity to mold a housing about part of the contact and to at least part of the contact while the composite core defines the space within which the moving part of the contact can deform during use. An electrical connecting device is made by the aforementioned process. Also, an electrical connecting device includes an electrical contact, a housing having an opening for receiving a member for contacting the electrical contact, the electrical contact including two or more contacting portions for contacting the member placed therebetween to engagement therewith, such contacting portions being deformable during such placing, and the housing including a body molded to form a singular integral structure about and to at least part of the electrical contact and around the contacting portions to form a substantially open space in the housing between the contacting portions and also on opposite sides thereof to permit such deformation of the contacting portions.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert H. Black
- 👤 John T. Venaleck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 14:15
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/20; H01R43/24; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/405; H01R43/01; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49204; Y10T29/49208; Y10T29/4922
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A method of making an electrical device including an electrically conductive member supported in a molded body of electrically non-conductive material, the molded body having therein an open space in which at least part of the conductive member is movable for electrically connecting with an external member inserted into said space, said method comprising the steps of placing the conductive member in a mold, molding the body using the mold, and removing the molded body from the mold with the conductive member supported therein, said placing step including placing the conductive member into engagement with a mold core such that the movable part of the conductive member cooperates with the core to form a composite mold core defining the space in the body, said molding step including molding the body to and about the composite mold core with at least a part of the body being molded into engagement with the movable part of the conductive member to form a wall of the space in the body, and said placing the conductive member into engagement including inserting the movable part of the conductive member into a recess at a side of the mold core with a close fit precluding passage of molding material therebetween.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
204 words
A method of making an electrical device including an electrically conductive member supported in a molded body of electrically non-conductive material, the molded body having therein an open space in which at least part of the conductive member is movable for electrically connecting with an external member inserted into said space, said method comprising the steps of placing the conductive member in a mold, molding the body using the mold, and removing the molded body from the mold with the conductive member supported therein, said placing step including placing the conductive member into engagement with a mold core such that the movable part of the conductive member cooperates with the core to form a composite mold core defining the space in the body, said molding step including molding the body to and about the composite mold core with at least a part of the body being molded into engagement with the movable part of the conductive member to form a wall of the space in the body, and said placing the conductive member into engagement including inserting the movable part of the conductive member into a recess at a side of the mold core with a close fit precluding passage of molding material therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein during molding the movable part is fully contained within a cavity in the mold and cooperates with the mold core extending into the mold cavity to form the composite mold core.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
80 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the movable part has a contacting surface intended to engage and electrically connect with the external member, the body is molded into engagement with a wall forming surface of the movable part at a side of the movable part opposite the contacting surface of the movable part, and the mold core cooperates with the movable part to prevent molding material from being molded to the contacting surface of the movable part.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
72 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said placing step includes using a contact comb simultaneously to place a plurality of generally planar conductive members into engagement with respective mold cores, said contact comb including a carrier strip to which the conductive members are attached by arms, and the arms including a twist rotating the planar extents of the conductive members 90° out of the plane of the carrier strip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein during placing of the conductive member the conductive member is resiliently deformed at a resiliently deformable portion thereof to deflect the movable part of the conductive member to a condition different than its normal undeformed condition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the mold core and movable part of the conductive member cooperate to define a chamber of adequate size to permit movement of the movable part by resilient return of the deformable portion to a less deformed condition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as set forth in claim 6, wherein the movable part of the conductive member includes the deformable portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the conductive member includes at least two movable parts opposed in the direction of their relative movement and adapted to receive therebetween and electrically connect with the external member, and the opposed movable parts are engaged with opposite sides of the mold core and are urged away from one another by the mold core.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as set forth in claim 8, wherein the movable parts are inserted into respective grooves at the sides of the mold core with a close fit precluding passage of molding material therebetween.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as set forth in claim 9, wherein the moving parts are inserted into the grooves so that outer wall forming surfaces thereof are substantially flush with outer side surfaces of the mold core.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as set forth in claim 9, wherein the conductive member includes a fork-like contact and the moving parts thereof are the tines of the contact.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
226 words
A method of making an electrical device including an electrically conductive member supported in a molded body of electrically non-conductive material, the molded body having therein a space in which at least part of the conductive member is movable for electrically connecting with an external member inserted into said space, said method comprising the steps of placing the conductive member in a mold, molding the body using the mold, and removing the molded body from the mold with the conductive member supported therein, said placing step including placing the conductive member into engagement with a mold core such that the movable part of the conductive member cooperates with the mold core to form a composite mold core defining the space in the body, said molding step including molding the body to and about the composite mold core with at least a part of the body being molded into engagement with the movable part of the conductive member to form a wall of the space in the body, and said method further including the steps of inserting a terminal end of the conductive member through insulation of an electrical cable to form an electrical connection between the conductive member and a conductor of the cable, and using the mold core to support the conductive member against reactionary forces acting on the conductive member during said inserting step.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
226 words
A method of making an electrical device including an electrically conductive member supported in a molded body of electrically non-conductive material, the molded body having therein a space in which at least part of the conductive member is movable for electrically connecting with an external member inserted into said space, said method comprising the steps of placing the conductive member in a mold, molding the body using the mold, and removing the molded body from the mold with the conductive member supported therein, said placing step including placing the conductive member into engagement with a mold core such that the movable part of the conductive member cooperates with the mold core to form a composite mold core defining the space in the body, said molding step including molding the body to and about the composite mold core with at least a part of the body being molded into engagement with the movable part of the conductive member to form a wall of the space in the body, and said method further including the steps of inserting a terminal end of the conductive member through insulation of an electrical cable to form an electrical connection between the conductive member and a conductor of the cable, and using the mold core to support the conductive member against reactionary forces acting on the conductive member during said inserting step.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
11 words
An electrical device made according to the method of claim 12.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
198 words
A method of making an electrical device including an electrically conductive member supported in a molded body of electrically non-conductive material, the molded body having therein a space in which at least part of the conductive member is movable for electrically connecting with an external member inserted into said space, said method comprising the steps of placing the conductive member in a mold, molding the body using the mold, and removing the molded body from the mold with the conductive member supported therein, said placing step including placing the conductive member into engagement with a mold core such that the movable part of the conductive member cooperates with the mold core to form a composite mold core defining the space in the body, said molding step including molding the body to and about the composite mold core with at least a part of the body being molded into engagement with the movable part of the conductive member to form a wall of the space in the body, and said placing step further including using a hook on at least one of the mold core and conductive member to hold the conductive member in place on the mold core.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
198 words
A method of making an electrical device including an electrically conductive member supported in a molded body of electrically non-conductive material, the molded body having therein a space in which at least part of the conductive member is movable for electrically connecting with an external member inserted into said space, said method comprising the steps of placing the conductive member in a mold, molding the body using the mold, and removing the molded body from the mold with the conductive member supported therein, said placing step including placing the conductive member into engagement with a mold core such that the movable part of the conductive member cooperates with the mold core to form a composite mold core defining the space in the body, said molding step including molding the body to and about the composite mold core with at least a part of the body being molded into engagement with the movable part of the conductive member to form a wall of the space in the body, and said placing step further including using a hook on at least one of the mold core and conductive member to hold the conductive member in place on the mold core.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as set forth in claim 14, wherein a hook on the conductive member is used to engage the mold core.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as set forth in claim 15, wherein a hook on the mold core is used to engage an end of the conductive member.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method as set forth in claim 16, wherein the movable part is attached to an arm portion of the conductive member, and the hook on the conductive member is located at a base of the arm portion, and the hook on the mold core is used to engage the arm portion at an end thereof remote from the base.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 17, wherein the arm portion of the conductive member is generally planar, and the movable part of the conductive member is resiliently deflected into the plane of the conductive member during said placing step.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
11 words
An electrical device made according to the method of claim 14.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
11 words
An electrical device made according to the method of claim 1.
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