Sealed stamped and formed pin
First Claim
1. A pin for use as an electrical terminal, the pin being stamped and formed from a metal blank into a tubular shape said blank being provided with a depression on an interior surface of a predetermined width;
- a plug being partially sheared from and remaining joined to the blank by an integral tail, the contour of the plug having substantially the same shape as the inner surface of the tubular pin, the tail being bent with the plug being formed up so that the blank is formed and crimped around the plug with an edge thereof being received in said depression and with the interior of the pin being closed off by the plug.
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Abstract
A sealed electrical connector assembly (2) used to interconnect wires (4) with a printed circuit board comprises a receptacle connector (6) matable with a pin header (8). The receptacle connector (6) includes a secondary lock (60) located on the mating face of an insulative housing (30). Integral latches 50 are received within correspondingly shaped pocket (62) in the secondary lock. A conductor seal cap includes a plurality of projections which can be selectively removed. Remaining projections seal individual seal cavities. A stamped and formed pin is used in the pin header. An integral plug is used to seal the leak path on the interior of the stamped and formed cylindrical pins.
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16 Claims
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1. A pin for use as an electrical terminal, the pin being stamped and formed from a metal blank into a tubular shape said blank being provided with a depression on an interior surface of a predetermined width;
- a plug being partially sheared from and remaining joined to the blank by an integral tail, the contour of the plug having substantially the same shape as the inner surface of the tubular pin, the tail being bent with the plug being formed up so that the blank is formed and crimped around the plug with an edge thereof being received in said depression and with the interior of the pin being closed off by the plug.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A sealed electrical connector assembly comprising:
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two electrical connectors; electrical conductors in each connector, the electrical conductors in one of the connectors comprising first members, said members being stamped and cylindrically formed from a blank and having a depression on an interior surface; interfacial sealing means at the mating interface between the two connectors; and individual conductor sealing means in each connector, the individual conductor sealing means for the first members comprising a plug stamped from said blank and crimped within each first member and with an edge of said plug being received in said depression. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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