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EP 1372218 A3 20041020 - Contact terminal

Title (en)

Contact terminal

Title (de)

Kontaktklemme

Title (fr)

Borne de contact

Publication

EP 1372218 A3 20041020 (DE)

Application

EP 03012593 A 20030603

Priority

DE 10226277 A 20020613

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1372218A2] At the end face of the inner base limb (2) a tab projection (3) engages a corresponding slot (9) in the non-overlapped side limb (8). The outer overlapping side limb (12) has a projection (13) internally engaging a corresponding slot (6) in the inner overlapping side limb (5).

IPC 1-7

H01R 13/115; H01R 4/36

IPC 8 full level

H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/115 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 13/111 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[Y] DE 29802739 U1 19980409 - GEYER AG [DE]
[Y] DE 8117386 U1 19820408
[A] EP 0923100 A1 19990616 - EATON CORP [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1372218 A2 20031217; EP 1372218 A3 20041020; DE 10226277 A1 20040519

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03012593 A 20030603; DE 10226277 A 20020613