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Electrical connector

  • US 4,490,003 A
  • Filed: 01/11/1982
  • Issued: 12/25/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrical connector comprising an electrically insulated housing having a cavity and an opening providing communication from the cavity to the exterior of the housing, an electrical terminal within said cavity and having a first end presented toward said opening for receiving and contacting an electrical conductor projecting through said opening, a lead wire electrically connected to the second end of said terminal and extending from said housing, and means for releasably retaining said conductor in said housing and in contacting relationship with said terminal;

  • said means comprising at least one jaw member pivotally mounted on said housing and movable from a conductor-retaining position to a conductor-release position at which the conductor can be inserted into or withdrawn from the housing through said opening to make or break contact with said terminal, and resilient means biasing said jaw member to said conductor-retaining position, said resilient means comprising a U-shaped length of wire one end of which is affixed to said jaw member, and a strain relief member molded over said lead wire with a segment of the return bend portion of the U-shaped wire embedded in said strain relief member for transmittal of strain from the lead wire to said U-shaped wire providing said resilient means.

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