Claims
- 1. A one-piece, sheet metal pin type electrical contact terminal comprising:
- an intermediate split sleeve having a longitudinal axis;
- a forward probe comprising a pair of arms integrally connected to one end of the split sleeve at respective circumferentially spaced locations, each of said arms extending generally longitudinally from the one end of the split sleeve and each having a portion bowed radially outwardly in the longitudinal direction so as to biasingly engage an associated socket connector terminal when inserted thereinto,
- each of said arms having a tip at the end thereof remote from the split sleeve which engages a tip of another arm to form a slip joint which permits elongation of the probe while buttressing each arm to stiffen its individual deflection characteristics in the radially inward direction upon insertion of the probe into the associated socket connector terminal,
- an integral tab at the end of one of said engaged tips which is bent over the other of said engaged tips to protect against the engaged tips being spread apart, and
- an attachment portion integrally connected to the other end of the split sleeve.
- 2. In a one-piece, sheet metal pin type electrical contact terminal having a forward probe comprising a plurality of arms integrally connected to and extending generally longitudinally from one end of a split sleeve and terminating in a tip which engages a tip of another arm to form a slip joint which permits elongation of the probe while buttressing each arm to stiffen its individual deflection characteristics in the radially inward direction upon insertion of the probe into an associated socket connector terminal the improvement comprising an integral tab at the end of one of said engaged tips which is bent over the other of said engaged tips to protect against the engaged tips being spread apart.
- 3. In a one-piece, sheet metal pin type electrical contact terminal having a forward probe comprising a pair of arms integrally connected to and extending generally longitudinally from one end of a split sleeve and terminating in flat tips which engage each other to form a slip joint which permits elongation of the probe while buttressing each arm to stiffen its individual deflection characteristics in the radially inward direction upon insertion of the probe into an associated socket connector terminal the improvement comprising an integral tab at the end of one of said engaged tips which is bent over the other of said engaged tips to protect against the engaged tips being spread apart, said integral tab being U-shaped and spaced slightly from the other of said engaged tips in the radial and longitudinal directions.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 798,569 filed May 19, 1977, now abandoned.
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2004555 |
Kleinmann et al. |
Jun 1935 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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May 1977 |
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