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Miniature electrical contact terminal
Assignee: Hirose Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-06-14
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Granted: 1991-12-17
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Expires: 2011-06-14
Abstract
Abstract A miniature electrical contact terminal includes a shield jacket (3) including a contact support section (6), a flat section (10) with a tool opening (11), a shield braid crimping section (7), and an outer sheath crimping section (8); an insulator block (4) fitted in the contact support section; and a signal line contact (5) fitted in the insulator block such that a pair of signal line crimping tabs (15a) placed above the tool opening.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Sirai
- 👤 Mitsuyosi Yamamoto
- 👤 Haruo Kurosawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:16
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R9/00; H01R9/03; H01R9/05; H01R9/0518
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A miniature electrical contact terminal comprising: a shield jacket including a contact support section, a flat section with a tool opening, a shield braid crimping section, and an outer sheath crimping section; an insulator block fitted in said contact support section; and a signal line contact fitted in said insulator block such that a pair of signal line crimping tabs are placed above said tool opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
A miniature electrical contact terminal comprising: a shield jacket including a contact support section, a flat section with a tool opening, a shield braid crimping section, and an outer sheath crimping section; an insulator block fitted in said contact support section; and a signal line contact fitted in said insulator block such that a pair of signal line crimping tabs are placed above said tool opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The miniature electrical contact terminal of claim 1, wherein opposite sides of said flat section are bent upwardly so that said sides flash with opposite sides of said contact support section which has a width smaller than that of a crimper die.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The miniature electrical contact terminal of claim 1, wherein said tool opening in said flat section is as small as a crimping anvil.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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