Plug connector for connection with a battery terminal

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EP 1 439 610 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/25

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	21.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/30

(21)	Application number: 04000754.4

(22)	Date of filing: 15.01.2004

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01R 11/28

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

20.01.2003 EP 03001122

(71)	Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
	64625 Bensheim (DE)

(72)	Inventors:
	Jetter, Rolf 64297 Darmstadt (DE) Lehner, Antonio 65207 Wiesbaden (DE) Schmid, Alexander 64665 Alsbach-Hähnlein (DE)

(74)	Representative: Patentanwaltskanzlei WILHELM & BECK
	Nymphenburger Strasse 139 80636 München 80636 München (DE)

(54)	Plug connector for connection with a battery terminal

(57) The invention relates to a plug connector for making an electrical connection with a battery terminal. The plug connector comprises a housing formed by joining an upper shell and a lower shell with a contact lying within the housing. The contact has a helical spring contact and a contact strip bent to form a cylindrical region. The upper shell and the lower shell each have a holding element extending within the cylindrical region formed by the contact strip, in order to form a recess for holding the helical spring contact.

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