Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Terminal fitting with hood
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Application No.: US15741810Application Date: 2016-07-19
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Publication No.: US10374328B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Dwaraganathan Bhagyanathan-Sathlanathan , Xin Wang , Yves LePottier , Bradley M. Dick
- Applicant: Molex, LLC
- Applicant Address: US IL Lisle
- Assignee: Molex, LLC
- Current Assignee: Molex, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Lisle
- Agency: Molex, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2016/042965 WO 20160719
- International Announcement: WO2017/015285 WO 20170126
- Main IPC: H01R4/18
- IPC: H01R4/18 ; H01R13/432 ; H01R13/24 ; H01R13/11 ; H01R13/187 ; H01R13/18 ; H01R13/52 ; H01R13/422 ; H01R13/03

Abstract:
An electrical terminal fitting includes a body and a hood. The body is formed from a first material and includes a connection section and a contacting section with the contacting section having a flexible contact beam and stiffening beam for receiving a male pin of a mating terminal. The hood is formed from a second material having a higher tensile strength than the first material and is secured to the body. The hood includes a rib having tapered ends and a locking beam that engages a housing to secure the terminal. The locking beam further includes a stop having a rounded end.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180212340A1 TERMINAL FITTING Public/Granted day:2018-07-26
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