(19)
(11) EP 0 073 103 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.07.1984 Bulletin 1984/28

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.03.1983 Bulletin 1983/09

(21) Application number: 82303940

(22) Date of filing: 26.07.1982
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 27.07.1981 US 287016

(71) Applicant: RAYCHEM CORPORATION (a California corporation)
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(72) Inventor:
  • Klopfer, Henry Edward
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(54) Connector for electrically connecting an elongate conductor to a termination post


(57) An electrical connector comprises a deformable contact member having a male end for acceptance of for example, one or more lead wires and a deformable female end for acceptance of, for example, a box mount termination post. The connector further comprises a pre-oriented recoverable sleeve surrounding the contact, whereupon heating, the sleeve recovers, releasably trapping the lead wires against the male end and converging the legs of the female end thereby releasably trapping the post within the contact member.






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