Global Patent Index - EP 0856914 A3

EP 0856914 A3 19990224 - Improved connector with lateral insertion

Title (en)

Improved connector with lateral insertion

Title (de)

Verbesserte Verbinder mit längsseitiger Einführung

Title (fr)

connecteur perfectionné à insertion latérale

Publication

EP 0856914 A3 19990224 (FR)

Application

EP 98500025 A 19980130

Priority

ES 9700255 U 19970201

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9834301A1] A connector (10) for making electrical terminal connections facilitates making relatively easy and secure lateral insertions of one or more terminals. The connnector (10) includes a pair of lateral suppors (12) at opposite ends of a plurality of generally aligned walls (14). The walls (14) define a plurality of cells (20) between them. Each of the walls (14) supports a protuberance (15) on one side of the walls preferably at a generally central location along the length of the walls. One end of the walls includes a tab (18) supported on each side of the walls such that each of the cells (20) includes one protuberance (15) and two tabs (18). The protuberances facilitate proper terminal placement while each set of two tabs cooperate to form a wire holding portion within each cell. The lateral supports (12) and walls (14) are supported by first and second lateral bases (13, 11) that are configured and positioned to allow easy lateral insertion of terminals and further secure the position of the terminals within the connector.

IPC 1-7

H01R 13/40

IPC 8 full level

H01R 13/42 (2006.01); H01R 13/422 (2006.01); H01R 13/506 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01R 13/42 (2013.01 - EP US); H01R 13/422 (2013.01 - EP US); H01R 13/506 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [Y] US 5380220 A 19950110 - OKABE TOSHIAKI [JP]
  • [A] US 5026304 A 19910625 - FURROW RANDY M [US]
  • [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 404 (E - 817) 7 September 1989 (1989-09-07)
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 252 (E - 1547) 13 May 1994 (1994-05-13)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9834301 A1 19980806; CA 2278837 A1 19980806; DE 69827309 D1 20041209; DE 69827309 T2 20050707; EP 0856914 A2 19980805; EP 0856914 A3 19990224; EP 0856914 B1 20041103; ES 1036293 U 19970716; ES 1036293 Y 19971216; US 6276959 B1 20010821

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9801068 W 19980128; CA 2278837 A 19980128; DE 69827309 T 19980130; EP 98500025 A 19980130; ES 9700255 U 19970201; US 36560399 A 19990730