Method for making a terminal connector
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1. A method comprising:
- disposing a terminal pin within a bore of an insulative sleeve, the insulative sleeve including at least one collapsible pin latch;
disposing the terminal pin and sleeve within an outer terminal ring; and
advancing the insulative sleeve into the outer terminal ring from an uncoupled position to a coupled position, including collapsing the pin latch to a deflected position when the sleeve is in the coupled position.
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Abstract
A lead includes a lead body extending from a distal end to a proximal end, and at least one conductor disposed within the lead body and extending from the distal end to the proximal end of the lead body. The lead further includes an outer terminal ring, a terminal pin, and an insulative sleeve disposed between the outer terminal ring and the terminal pin, where the insulative sleeve is coupled with the outer terminal ring with a snap-fit connection. A pin latch is disposed on an outer periphery surface of the insulative sleeve, where the pin latch is rotatable about a hinge point.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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disposing a terminal pin within a bore of an insulative sleeve, the insulative sleeve including at least one collapsible pin latch; disposing the terminal pin and sleeve within an outer terminal ring; and advancing the insulative sleeve into the outer terminal ring from an uncoupled position to a coupled position, including collapsing the pin latch to a deflected position when the sleeve is in the coupled position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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disposing a terminal pin within a bore of an insulative sleeve, the insulative sleeve including at least one collapsible pin latch; disposing the terminal pin and sleeve within an outer terminal ring; and advancing the outer terminal ring over the terminal pin, including folding the pin latch over a hinge point as the outer terminal ring is advanced over the terminal pin and deflecting an interior surface of the insulative sleeve inward. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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disposing a terminal pin within a bore of an insulative sleeve, the insulative sleeve including at least one collapsible pin latch; disposing the terminal pin and sleeve within an outer terminal ring; and advancing the insulative sleeve into the outer terminal ring from an uncoupled position to a coupled position, including collapsing the pin latch to a deflected position when the sleeve is in the coupled position, and snap-fittedly coupling the outer terminal ring with a ring latch of the insulative sleeve; and
;preventing rotation of the insulative sleeve relative to at least one of the terminal pin or the outer terminal ring. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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