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Electrical terminal for glass sheets
Assignee: Molex LLC
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Filing: 1997-08-15
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Granted: 1999-04-27
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Expires: 2017-08-15
Abstract
Abstract An electrical terminal is provided for an electrically heated glass sheet. The terminal includes a base plate defining a central axis generally perpendicular thereto. The base plate is concentric about the axis to facilitate spin-soldering the terminal to a conductive pad on the glass sheet. A terminal post projects upwardly from the base plate for connection to an appropriate mating terminal. The terminal is a drawn, one-piece laminated structure including a base conductor layer and a solder layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin C. Benes
- 👤 Yves Le Pottier
- 👤 Bruce F. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 03:10
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B3/00; H05B3/84; H01; H01R; H01R11/00; H01R11/11; H01R11/22; H05B2203/00; H05B2203/016; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/917
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An electrical terminal adapted for mounting to a glass sheet, comprising: a unitary laminated structure consisting of a base conductor layer and a solder layer, the structure including a circular base plate defining a central axis generally perpendicular thereto, the base plate being generally concentric about said axis and being adapted to be fixedly mounted to a conductive pad on the glass sheet such that, upon mounting the terminal, the solder layer is in contact with the conductive pad; and a terminal post upstanding from the base plate along the central axis for connection to a corresponding mating terminal, the terminal post configured such that, upon mounting the terminal, the base conductor layer is in contact with the mating terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An electrical terminal adapted for mounting to a glass sheet, comprising: a unitary laminated structure consisting of a base conductor layer and a solder layer, the structure including a circular base plate defining a central axis generally perpendicular thereto, the base plate being generally concentric about said axis and being adapted to be fixedly mounted to a conductive pad on the glass sheet such that, upon mounting the terminal, the solder layer is in contact with the conductive pad; and a terminal post upstanding from the base plate along the central axis for connection to a corresponding mating terminal, the terminal post configured such that, upon mounting the terminal, the base conductor layer is in contact with the mating terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The electrical terminal of claim 1, wherein said terminal post is generally cylindrical.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The electrical terminal of claim 1, wherein said terminal post is generally hexagonal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electrical terminal of claim 1 wherein said terminal post is of generally uniform cross-section and has an enlarged head portion.
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