US6695627B2
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Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
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Filing: 2001-08-02
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Granted: 2004-02-24
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Expires: 2021-08-02
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector system includes a first connector having at least one receptacle contact and a second connector having at least one pin mated to the at least one receptacle contact. The pin may have a stem and a tip attached to the stem. The pin tip is designed to prevent misalignment of the pin or “pin side track” when mated to the receptacle contact and the mating forces that result from side tracking. In order to prevent this side tracking, the pin end may have a first flat side, a second flat side, a first side which connects the first flat side to the second flat side; and a second side which connects the first flat side to the second flat side. The pin tip flat sides minimize or reduce the likelihood of side tracking. The pin tip may also have other sides which are designed to prevent side tracking. For instance, the end of the pin tip may also be flat. Further the first and the second sides may each have a first portion which is angled from the tip and which connects to a second portion which is disposed substantially parallel to the stem.
Inventors
- 👤 Jose L. Ortega
- 👤 Stanley W. Olson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:48
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/04; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/82; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/722; H01R12/724; H01R13/46; H01R13/514
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
An electrical connector system, comprising: a first connector comprising at least one receptacle contact; a second connector comprising at least one pin mated to the at least one receptacle contact; and the at least one pin comprising a stem comprising a first height and a first width, and a tip attached to the stem, the tip comprising a second height and a second width, the first width being measured along a same direction that the second width is measured, the first height being measured along a same direction that the second height is measured, such that the second height is greater than the first height and the second width is greater than the first width, the tip further comprising; (a) an end; (b) a first side that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem; and (c) a second side connected to the first side and comprising a first section that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem and a second section that extends at an angle from the first section to the end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
An electrical connector system, comprising: a first connector comprising at least one receptacle contact; a second connector comprising at least one pin mated to the at least one receptacle contact; and the at least one pin comprising a stem comprising a first height and a first width, and a tip attached to the stem, the tip comprising a second height and a second width, the first width being measured along a same direction that the second width is measured, the first height being measured along a same direction that the second height is measured, such that the second height is greater than the first height and the second width is greater than the first width, the tip further comprising; (a) an end; (b) a first side that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem; and (c) a second side connected to the first side and comprising a first section that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem and a second section that extends at an angle from the first section to the end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electrical connector system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pin end is disposed substantially perpendicular to the stem and the stem and rip have substantially the same longitudinal axis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The electrical connector system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pin further comprises a first angled portion which connects the end to the first side.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The electrical connector system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pin further comprises a third side which is connected to the second side and is disposed substantially parallel to the stem.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical connector system of claim 1 , wherein the pin tip first side is a top side and the second side is a lateral side.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrical connector system of claim 1 , wherein the pin tip further comprises an angled portion that couples the pin first side to the pin end.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The electrical connector system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one pin further comprises a first angled portion which connects the end to the first side and a second angled portion which connects the end to the third side.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
The electrical connector system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one pin further comprises a fourth side, which is connected to the first side and the third side, and comprises a first section that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem and a second section that extends from the first section of the fourth side to the end.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
144 words
An electrical connector, comprising: at least one pin comprising a stem comprising a first height and a first width, and a tip attached to the stem, the tip comprising a second height and a second width, the first width being measured along a same direction that the second width is measured, the first height being measured along a same direction that the second height is measured, such that the second height is greater than the first height and the second width is greater than the first width, the tip further comprising; (a) an end; a first side that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem; and (c) a second side connected to the first side and comprising a first section that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem and a second section that extends at an angle from the first section to the end.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
144 words
An electrical connector, comprising: at least one pin comprising a stem comprising a first height and a first width, and a tip attached to the stem, the tip comprising a second height and a second width, the first width being measured along a same direction that the second width is measured, the first height being measured along a same direction that the second height is measured, such that the second height is greater than the first height and the second width is greater than the first width, the tip further comprising; (a) an end; a first side that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem; and (c) a second side connected to the first side and comprising a first section that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem and a second section that extends at an angle from the first section to the end.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The electrical connector of claim 9 , wherein the at least one pin end is disposed substantially perpendicular to the stem and the stem and tip have substantially the same longitudinal axis.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrical connector of claim 9 , wherein the at least one pin further comprises a first angled portion which connects the end to the first side.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electrical connector of claim 9 , wherein the at least one pin further comprises a third side which is connected to the second side and is disposed substantially parallel to the stem.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electrical connector of claim 9 , wherein the pin tip first side is a top side and the second side is a lateral side.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical connector of claim 9 , wherein the pin tip further comprises an angled portion that couples the pin first side to the pin end.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
40 words
The electrical connector of claim 12 , wherein the at least one pin further comprises a first angled portion which connects the end to the first side and a second angled portion which connects the end to the third side.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
59 words
The electrical connector of claim 12 , wherein the at least one pin further comprises a fourth side, which is connected to the first side and the third side, and comprises a first section that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem and a second section that extends from the first section of the fourth side to the end.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
133 words
A contact pin, comprising: a stem comprising a first height and a first width, a tip attached to the stem, comprising a second height and a second width, the first width being measured along a same direction that the second width is measured, the first height being measured along a same direction that the second height is measured, such that the second height is greater than the first height and the second width is greater than the first width, the tip further comprising: an end; a first side that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem; and second side connected to the first side and comprising a first section that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem and a second section that extends at an angle from the first section to the end.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
133 words
A contact pin, comprising: a stem comprising a first height and a first width, a tip attached to the stem, comprising a second height and a second width, the first width being measured along a same direction that the second width is measured, the first height being measured along a same direction that the second height is measured, such that the second height is greater than the first height and the second width is greater than the first width, the tip further comprising: an end; a first side that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem; and second side connected to the first side and comprising a first section that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem and a second section that extends at an angle from the first section to the end.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
32 words
The contact pin of claim 17 , wherein the at least one pin end is disposed substantially perpendicular to the stem and the stem and tip have substantially the same longitudinal axis.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
27 words
The contact pin of claim 17 , wherein the at least one pin further comprises a first angled portion which connects the end to the first side.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
The contact pin of claim 17 , wherein the at least one pin further comprises a third side which is connected to the second side and is disposed substantially parallel to the stem.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
The contact pin of claim 17 , wherein the pin tip first side is a top side and the second side is a lateral side.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
The contact pin of claim 17 , wherein the pin tip further comprises an angled portion that couples the pin first side to the pin end.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
39 words
The contact pin of claim 20 , wherein the at least one pin further comprises first angled portion which connects the end to the first side and a second angled portion which connects the end to the third side.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
59 words
The contact pin of claim 20 , wherein the at least one pin further comprises a fourth side, which is connected to the first side and the third side, and comprises a first section that is disposed substantially parallel to the stem and a second section that extends from the first section of the fourth side to the end.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
150 words
An electrical connector, comprising: at least one pin, comprising a stem comprising a first height and a first width and a tip attached to the stem, the tip comprising a first height and a second width, the first width being measured along a same direction that the second width is measured, the first height being measured along a same direction that the second height is measured, such that the second height is greater than the first height the second width is greater than the first width, the tip further comprising: (a) an end; (b) a first side that is disposed substantially perpendicular to the end; (c) a second side that is disposed substantially perpendicular to the end; (d) a third side connected to the first and the second sides and comprising a first section and a second section that extends at an angle from the first section to the end.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
150 words
An electrical connector, comprising: at least one pin, comprising a stem comprising a first height and a first width and a tip attached to the stem, the tip comprising a first height and a second width, the first width being measured along a same direction that the second width is measured, the first height being measured along a same direction that the second height is measured, such that the second height is greater than the first height the second width is greater than the first width, the tip further comprising: (a) an end; (b) a first side that is disposed substantially perpendicular to the end; (c) a second side that is disposed substantially perpendicular to the end; (d) a third side connected to the first and the second sides and comprising a first section and a second section that extends at an angle from the first section to the end.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
48 words
The electrical connector of claim 25 , wherein the tip further comprises a fourth side connected to the first and the second sides and comprising a first section and a second section that extends at an angle from the first section of the fourth side to the end.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
25 words
The electrical connector of claim 25 , wherein the pin tip first side is a top side and the second side is a lateral side.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
26 words
The electrical connector of claim 25 , wherein the pin tip further comprises an angled portion that couples the pin first side to the pin end.
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