Female electrical contact with stop for resilient contact
First Claim
1. A female electrical contact for electrically engaging a male electrical contact, the female contact comprising a base section with side walls extending upwardly from both sides of said base section, and a resilient contacting strip extending rearward from the front of said base section and having a bent section integral with the front of said base section, said resilient contacting strip comprises an extension of said base section for making electrical contact with a male contact inserted into said female contact along the upper surface of said resilient contacting strip, said female electrical contact being characterized by:
- at least one protrusion extending between said resilient contacting strip and an adjacent side wall, said protrusion engaging a surface located below said resilient contacting surface upper surface to prevent deflection of said resilient contacting strip beyond the limit of elastic deformation andat least one protrusion extends from said resilient contact strip through a cut-out, the lower edge of said cut-out comprising said surface located below said resilient contacting strip upper surface.
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Abstract
An electrical contact 1 is disclosed which eliminates the possibility of harmful deformations in a bent section of a resilient contacting strip 5 which is bent back from the front portion of a base section 2 of a female contact, even if it experiences a direct impact from a foreign object. Cut-outs 8 are made in the left and fight side walls 3 rising from the sides of the base section 2 of the female contact 1. On the left and right sides of the resilient contacting strip 5, in the vicinity of the bent section 53, protrusions 9 are made which face the left and right side walls 3. The spacing between the cut-outs 8 and protrusions 9 is selected in such a way that they make possible the movement of the resilient contacting strip 5 within allowed limits, but prevent any movement of the protrusions 9 beyond the permitted distance and direction when a foreign object makes a direct impact to the bent section 53.
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19 Claims
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1. A female electrical contact for electrically engaging a male electrical contact, the female contact comprising a base section with side walls extending upwardly from both sides of said base section, and a resilient contacting strip extending rearward from the front of said base section and having a bent section integral with the front of said base section, said resilient contacting strip comprises an extension of said base section for making electrical contact with a male contact inserted into said female contact along the upper surface of said resilient contacting strip, said female electrical contact being characterized by:
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at least one protrusion extending between said resilient contacting strip and an adjacent side wall, said protrusion engaging a surface located below said resilient contacting surface upper surface to prevent deflection of said resilient contacting strip beyond the limit of elastic deformation and at least one protrusion extends from said resilient contact strip through a cut-out, the lower edge of said cut-out comprising said surface located below said resilient contacting strip upper surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A female electrical contact for electrically engaging a male electrical contact, the female contact comprising a base section with side walls extending upwardly from both sides of said base section, and a resilient contacting strip extending rearward from the front of said base section and having a bent section adjacent the front of said base section, said resilient contacting strip extending upward relative to said base section to make electrical contact with a male contact inserted into said female contact along the upper surface of said resilient contacting strip, said female electrical contact being characterized by:
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at least one protrusion extending between said resilient contacting strip and an adjacent side wall, said protrusion engaging a surface located below said resilient contacting surface upper surface to prevent deflection of said resilient contacting strip beyond the limit of elastic deformation; and a first protrusion extends from said resilient contacting strip through a cut-out in said side wall adjacent the front of said resilient contacting strip and a second protrusion, adjacent the midsection of said resilient contact strip, is punched inwardly from said at least one of said side walls to form a projection below said resilient contacting strip.
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8. A receptacle contact for use in an electrical system, said contact comprising:
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a receptacle section having a cavity for receiving a further contact therein; a deflectable beam disposed in said cavity, said beam comprises a pair of spring means located at opposed locations of said beam for generating biasing forces at the opposed locations of said beam as said further contact is inserted in said cavity and engages said beam, at least one of said spring means is integral with said receptacle section. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A receptacle contact for use in an electrical system, said contact comprising:
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a receptacle section having a cavity for receiving a further contact therein; a deflectable beam disposed in said cavity, said beam comprises spring means for generating biasing forces as said further contact is inserted in said cavity and engages said beam; and said receptacle section includes a mating face end, said mating face includes at least one anti-stubbing section which cooperates with an anti-stubbing section of said beam for delimiting the movement of a portion of said beam in said cavity in cooperation with said spring means for preventing contact stubbing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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