EP 0025368 B1 19841017 - ELECTRIC SOCKET CONTACT
Title (en)
ELECTRIC SOCKET CONTACT
Publication
Application
Priority
US 7163979 A 19790831
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0025368A1] Separable electrical connector of the type including first and second connector members with improved contact members for one of the connector members, said one connector member including at least one socket contact (10) comprising a contact sleeve (12) of resilient metal having a mating end (18) and a wire receiving end (20), the wall of said contact sleeve (12) defining three slots extending axially from the mating end (18) and being circumferentially equally spaced thereby providing a set of three equally spaced contact fingers each extending as a cantilever beam from the ends of the slots and termin ating at the mating end (18), so that said contact fingers provide the necessary contact force as well as a centering action upon entry of a cooperating contact pin (24).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/115 (2006.01); H01R 13/426 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01R 13/111 (2013.01); H01R 13/426 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0025368 A1 19810318; EP 0025368 B1 19841017; IL 60289 A0 19800916; JP S5636878 A 19810410
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 80400870 A 19800613; IL 6028980 A 19800610; JP 11904580 A 19800830