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Integrally molded capped type connector

  • US 5,993,256 A
  • Filed: 03/19/1998
  • Issued: 11/30/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An integrally molded capped connector for establishing a connection with an opposing connector having a plate-like pin contact comprising:

  • an integrally molded block-shaped body of electrically insulating material, having a front end face and an opposite rear face, said front face including an inlet aperture extending towards said rear face, said rear face having a rectangular slot forming a contact hole, extending towards said front face to a slot end which joins an end of said inlet aperture, said contact hole including a pin contact receiving bore extending the length of said slot along an axis common with an axis of said slot, said contact receiving bore having a cross sectional width traversing the slot cross section greater than the plate like pin contact cross sectional width, said slot end having a width wider than the width of the joined end of said inlet aperture to provide protective walls between said slot end and said front face;

    a plate like socket contact including two generally parallel, resilient contact blades, lying in a common plane, inserted in said slot from said rear face so that forward ends of said blades are positioned behind said protective walls, said contact blades receiving therebetween the plate like pin which extends through said inlet aperture and said pin contact receiving bore, a base plate portion of said contact portion joining rear ends of said contact blades and having lugs on side surfaces thereof for closing said contact receiving bore, and a terminal portion extending from said base plate portion outside of said body for connection to a wire of an electrical cord; and

    a cap integrally molded on the rear portion of said body to cover said connection of said wire with said terminal portion.

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