Electrical connector and tapered fixed beam contact therefor
CA 2018734 C · Owner: Asick, John Carl · Inventors: Zola, Thomas Joseph; Douty, George Harold; Staron, James Stanley
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A receptacle contact (22) adapted to be received in a connector housing (26), or a connector housing (26) having the receptacle contact (22) received therein wherein the receptacle contact (22) is a three sided contact forming a U-shaped channel (68) for receiving a contact element (46). The contact (22) comprises a pair of tapered fixed beams (64,66) at least portions of which are curved inwardly toward each other with a smooth continuous curvature to a spacing at least less than the diameter or cross section width of a contact element (46) to be received therebetween. The tapered fixed beams (64,66) taper from forward and trailing ends (70,72) toward a midpoint (74). The contact (22) may …
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- Filed June 11, 1990 and granted August 30, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 11, 2010.
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