(19)
(11) EP 0 310 382 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.06.1990 Bulletin 1990/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.04.1989 Bulletin 1989/14

(21) Application number: 88309031.8

(22) Date of filing: 29.09.1988
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: H01R 9/09
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 30.09.1987 JP 244414/87

(71) Applicant: THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION
Memphis Tennessee 38119 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Suzuki, Masao
    Setagaya-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Yamada, Yoshio
    Kouhoku-ku Yokohama City Kanagawa Pref. (JP)
  • Sonobe, Toshimitsu
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Howick, Nicholas Keith et al
CARPMAELS & RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA
London WC1A 2RA (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Connector


    (57) A connector has a housing (10) having a cavity (11) for storing a pin (100) to be connected and a contact (20) for making electrical contact with the pin (100). The contact (20) has a body portion (22) extending outside the cavity and a bent distal end portion (21) deformably extending through an opening (12) of said cavity from outside the cavity.







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