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Socket contact with integrally formed hood and arc-arresting portion

  • US 5,676,571 A
  • Filed: 08/08/1996
  • Issued: 10/14/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A socket contact for mating with a pin contact, said socket contact comprising:

  • an electrical component-attaching section integrally formed with a receptacle section, the receptacle section having a wall forming a bore for receiving the pin contact, the receptacle section having a conductive element in the bore having a contact portion for contacting the pin contact, an arc-arresting end portion having a thickness greater than the wall forming the bore and an opening therein which opens into the bore and has a diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the pin contact for initially engaging the pin contact and establishing an electrical connection between the pin contact and the socket contact whereby the mandatory engagement and resulting electrical connection between the pin contact and the arc-arresting end portion precludes deleterious electrical arcing between the pin contact and the conductive element, and expansion means for permitting the opening to expand as the pin passes therethrough into the bore.

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