Claims
- 1. A contact socket comprising:
a tubular body of electrically conductive material having an outer end and an inner end; a plurality of conductive wires having first ends affixed to the inner surface of the tubular body at the outer end and having second ends affixed to the inner surface of the tubular body at the inner end; the wires being spaced from each other and lying in an angular disposition to the longitudinal axis of the body to form a hyperboloid shape; and a termination at the inner end of the body.
- 2. The contact socket of claim 1 wherein the outer end of the tubular body has an annular region defining a stop against which the first ends of the wires are abutted and defining an entrance aperture for a mating pin, and protecting the first ends of the wire during insertion of a mating pin.
- 3. The contact socket of claim 1 wherein the annular region is defined by an inverted outer end of the tubular body.
- 4. The contact socket of claim 1 wherein the annular region is defined by a lip at the outer end of the tubular body.
- 5. The contact socket of claim 1 wherein the termination has a configuration for attachment to a mating electrical device.
- 6. The contact socket of claim 1 wherein the termination includes a mandrel having one end attached to the inner end of the tubular body.
- 7. The contact socket of claim 1 wherein the termination includes a mandrel having one end attached to the inner end of the tubular body and an outer end attachable to a termination end.
- 8. The contact socket of claim 5 wherein the termination is attached to the tubular body.
- 9. The contact socket of claim 5 wherein the termination is integral with the tubular body.
- 10. The contact socket of claim 5 wherein the termination includes a solder cup.
- 11. The contact socket of claim 5 wherein the termination includes a crimp connector.
- 12. The contact socket of claim 5 wherein the termination includes a pin terminal.
- 13. The contact socket of claim 5 wherein the termination includes a surface mount pad.
- 14. The contact socket of claim 1 wherein the tubular body is gold plated copper alloy.
- 15. The contact socket of claim 1 wherein the tubular body is formed by a deep drawing process.
- 16. The contact socket of claim 1 wherein the termination is formed by a deep drawing process.
- 17. The contact socket of claim 1 wherein the wires are gold plated copper alloy.
- 18. A method of fabricating a contact socket comprising the steps of:
providing a tubular body of electrically conductive material, the body having an outer end and an inner end.; providing a plurality of conductive wires disposed about a periphery; positioning the wires in the tubular body; affixing first ends of the wires to an inner surface of the body at the outer end thereof; rotating the wires relative to the body to form a hyperboloid shape; and affixing the second ends of the wires to an inner surface of the body at the inner end thereof.
- 19. The method of claim 18 including the step of attaching a termination to the inner end of the tubular body.
- 20. The method of claim 18 wherein the tubular body is formed by a deep drawing process.
- 21. The method of claim 19 wherein the termination is formed by a deep drawing process.
- 22. The method of claim 19 wherein the termination and the tubular body are formed by a deep drawing process.
- 23. The method of claim 18 wherein the affixing steps are provided by laser welding.
- 24. The method of claim 18 where the affixing steps are provided by mechanical deformation of the tubular body.
- 25. A method of fabricating a contact socket comprising the steps of:
providing a tubular body of electrically conductive material and having an outer end and an inner end; providing a mandrel having first and second ends; providing a plurality of conductive wires positioned about the periphery of the mandrel; relatively moving the mandrel and tubular body to a position to align first ends of the wires at the outer end of the body and abutting an inner surface of the body; affixing the first ends of the wires to the body; rotating and longitudinally moving the mandrel relative to the body to form the wires into a hyperboloid shape; and affixing the second ends of the wires between the mandrel and the confronting inner surface of the body at the inner end of the body.
- 26. The method of claim 25 wherein the affixing steps are provided by mechanical deformation of the tubular body.
- 27. The method of claim 25 including the step of attaching the mandrel to the inner end of the tubular body.
- 28. The method of claim 25 including the step of attaching a termination to the mandrel.
- 29. The method of claim 25 including the step of attaching the mandrel at a first end thereof to the inner end of the tubular body.
- 30. The method of claim 29 wherein the termination is attached to the mandrel at the second end thereof.
- 31. The method of claim 25 wherein the mandrel has a plurality of grooves formed longitudinally along the length thereof and equispaced about the circumference of the mandrel, and wherein the conductive wires are positioned in respective grooves of the mandrel.
- 32. The method of claim 25 wherein the affixing steps include conductively affixing the wires to the body at the first ends and second ends thereof, and mechanically affixing at least one of the first and second ends of the wires to the body such that the wires are longitudinally movable.
- 33. The method of claim 25 wherein the affixing steps include conductively affixing the wires to the body at the first ends and second ends thereof, such that the first and second ends of the wires are longitudinally movable.
- 34. A contact socket comprising:
a tubular body of electrically conductive material having an outer end and an inner end; a plurality of conductive wires having first ends affixed to the inner surface of the tubular body at the outer end and having second ends affixed to the inner surface of the tubular body at the inner end; the wires being spaced from each other and lying in an angular disposition to the longitudinal axis of the body to form a hyperboloid shape; and a mandrel having one end attached to the inner end of the tubular body and an outer end attached to a termination end having a configuration for attachment to a mating electrical device.
- 35. The contact socket of claim 34 wherein the outer end of the tubular body has an annular region defining a stop against which the first ends of the wires are abutted and defining an entrance aperture for a mating pin, and protecting the first ends of the wire during insertion of a mating pin.
- 36. The contact socket of claim 34 wherein the annular region is defined by an inverted outer end of the tubular body.
- 37. The contact socket of claim 34 wherein the termination end includes a solder cup.
- 38. The contact socket of claim 34 wherein the termination end includes a crimp connector.
- 39. The contact socket of claim 34 wherein the termination end includes a pin terminal.
- 40. The contact socket of claim 34 wherein the termination end includes a surface mount pad.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/084,877 entitled HYPERBOLOID ELECTRICAL CONTACT filed on Feb. 28, 2002 the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
10084877 |
Feb 2002 |
US |
Child |
10364737 |
Feb 2003 |
US |