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Electrical connector

  • US 4,002,400 A
  • Filed: 08/01/1975
  • Issued: 01/11/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electrical connector comprising a conductive female socket terminal having a tubular portion, contact means for forming an electrical connection with a circuit member, and a plurality of contact beams projecting longitudinally from the tubular portion and arranged generally cylindrically around its axis, each beam including an inner electrical contact facing the axis adjacent said portion, an outer electrical contact facing the axis adjacent the end of the beam, and a pivot contact facing away from the axis and located between said electrical contacts;

  • and a collar surrounding said beams, the inner surface of the collar engaging the pivot contacts to prevent movement thereof away from the axis, alternate inner electrical contacts being spaced from each other a distance along the axis whereby upon insertion of a pin into the space between the beams the lead end of the pin passes the outer electrical contacts and engages the longitudinally spaced inner electrical contacts to move the same away from the axis and rock their respective beams about the pivot contacts so that the outer contacts are forced against the pin.

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