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Electrical socket contact with convex engaging tines

  • US 4,734,064 A
  • Filed: 08/29/1986
  • Issued: 03/29/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electrical socket contact for receiving a pin contact, said socket comprising an elongated cylindrical body formed from electrically conductive material and having a forward end comprised of at least two elongated spring tines, substantially identical in configuration, for receiving the pin, the socket characterized in that each spring tine extends as a cantilever from the body to a free end and has a convex cross-section adjacent its free end for engaging the pin contact, the tines collectively and uniformly transition from the convex cross-sections into concave cross-sections adjacent to the body from which the tines extend, and the free ends cooperating to form a tulip-shaped entry for guiding the pin contract.

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