Global Patent Index - EP 1420482 A2

EP 1420482 A2 20040519 - Contact element with spring tongue

Title (en)

Contact element with spring tongue

Title (de)

Kontaktelement mit Federzunge

Title (fr)

Elément de contact ayant une languette élastique

Publication

EP 1420482 A2 20040519 (EN)

Application

EP 03024827 A 20031031

Priority

  • EP 03024827 A 20031031
  • EP 02025436 A 20021115

Abstract (en)

A contact element (1) has a contact body (2). A contact arrangement (3) is attached to the contact body (2). The contact arrangement (3) has a spring tongue (9). The spring tongue (9) has a free end with a locking face (29) for securing the contact element (1) in a contact housing (17). The locking face (29) is moveable between a locked position and an assembly position. The spring tongue (9) has first and second retention tongues (10, 7). The first retention tongue (10) extends laterally to a longitudinal direction of the spring tongue (9) and engages an opening (13) in the contact body (2) when the locking face (29) is in the locked position. The second retention tongue (7) extends perpendicular to the spring tongue (9) for engagement with the contact housing (17) when the locking face (29) is in the locked position.

IPC 1-7

H01R 13/428

IPC 8 full level

H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/115 (2006.01); H01R 13/428 (2006.01); H01R 13/187 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 13/113 (2013.01); H01R 13/432 (2013.01); H01R 13/187 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

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 1420482 A2 20040519; EP 1420482 A3 20061102; EP 1420482 B1 20130515

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03024827 A 20031031