Terminal assembly suitable for contact terminals of multi-contact electrical connectors

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EP 0 219 935 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.03.1989 Bulletin 1989/11

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	29.04.1987 Bulletin 1987/18

(21)	Application number: 86306111.5

(22)	Date of filing: 07.08.1986

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁴: H01R 43/16, H01R 43/20

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

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Priority:

12.08.1985 JP 122786/85 U

(71)	Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
	Wilmington Delaware 19898 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Ting, Tse-wu Section 1 Taipeh (TW)

(74)	Representative: Barnard, Eric Edward et al
	BROOKES & MARTIN High Holborn House 52/54 High Holborn London WC1V 6SE London WC1V 6SE (GB)

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(54)	Terminal assembly suitable for contact terminals of multi-contact electrical connectors

(57) A terminal assembly is composed of a conductive plate (20) with terminals (14) arranged alongside a belt-like terminal carrier (11) with a predetermined pitch (Da). Wrinkled portions (13,30) of predetermined pitch (Da) are formed in the terminal carrier (11) and these are pressed out and flattened at least partially to adjust the pitch of the terminals (14).

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