Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Terminals for electrical connectors
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Application No.: US14493120Application Date: 2014-09-22
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Publication No.: US09647368B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Brian Davies , Charles York
- Applicant: IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US IL Sycamore
- Assignee: IDEAL Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee: IDEAL Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Sycamore
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Main IPC: H01R13/11
- IPC: H01R13/11 ; H01R4/18 ; H01R12/58

Abstract:
A female terminal for an electrical connector may generally include a socket with an opening for receiving a male terminal, a first pair of contacts, a second pair of contacts, a pair of crimping members, and positioning tabs. The socket may be defined by a pair of opposing sidewalls, a top, and a bottom, at least in examples where the socket is generally rectangular. The first and second pairs of contacts may be disposed along the pair of opposing sidewalls, projecting at least partially into the socket configured to contact and exert substantially the same normal force on a male terminal that is inserted into the socket. The pair of crimping members can be utilized to secure a wire to the female terminal, and the positioning tabs may be utilized to secure the female terminal within the electrical connector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160087366A1 TERMINALS FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS Public/Granted day:2016-03-24
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