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(11) EP 0 442 639 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.06.1992 Bulletin 1992/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.08.1991 Bulletin 1991/34

(21) Application number: 91300873.6

(22) Date of filing: 04.02.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: H01R 13/187
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR NL

(30) Priority: 14.02.1990 JP 31470/90

(71) Applicant: AMP INCORPORATED
Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17105 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kinoshita, Yoshiji
    Isehara-shi, Kanagawa (JP)
  • Goodman, Joseph Ray
    Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Warren, Keith Stanley et al
BARON & WARREN 18 South End Kensington
London W8 5BU
London W8 5BU (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Socket-type electrical contact


    (57) A socket-type electrical contact (20) for receiving a cylindrical pin comprises coupling arms (22a,22b,22c) extending between end parts (21a,21b) of the contact (20), and inwardly directed, curved contact surfaces (23a,23c) for engaging the pin.






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