Terminal connector

• US 20020164897A1
• Filed: 05/02/2001
• Published: 11/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yu-Ho Liang
• Original Assignee: Yu-Ho Liang
• Inventors: Liang, Yu-Ho
• Granted Patent: US 6,520,793 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/395
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/242 the contact members being plates having a single slot

Abstract

A terminal connector has a Y-shaped opening and a slot having a predetermined shape so as to have at least one protruding portion and a recessed portion, such that when a wire is inserted into the slot, the wire is able to be secured in the slot by the protruding portion.

Claims

1. A terminal connector having a Y shaped opening and a slot defined to communicate with the opening so as to form two arms respectively formed on two opposite sides of the terminal connector, wherein the improvements comprise:

the slot has a predetermined shape so as to have at least one protruding portion and a recessed portion, wherein the protruding portion is so configured that a wire inserted into the slot is able to be deviated from a center line of the opening so as to secure the wire in the slot.

2. The terminal connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slot is formed by at least two arcs respectively on opposite sides of the terminal connector.

3. The terminal connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slot is formed by continuous arcuate portions.

4. The terminal connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slot is a slanted slot so as to deviate the wire from the center line of the opening.

5. A terminal connector having a Y shaped opening and a slot defined to communicate with the opening so as to form two arms respectively formed on two opposite sides of the terminal connector, wherein the improvements comprise:

the slot is a meanderline slot so as to have at least one protruding portion and a recessed portion, wherein the protruding portion is so configured that a wire inserted into the slot is able to be deviated from a center line of the opening so as to secure the wire in the slot.