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Torsion-style connector

  • US 7,938,697 B2
  • Filed: 12/19/2007
  • Issued: 05/10/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connector terminal, comprising:

  • a base for attachment to a connector;

    a cylindrical portion connected to the base; and

    a projecting portion projecting toward one side of the cylindrical portion and including a contact portion, wherein the cylindrical portion includes strip-shaped first member, second member and third members, the second and third members being connected to one end of the first member and parallel to each other;

    said first member, second member and the third members forming a continuous circular arc with a central angle of 360 degrees or more;

    a portion of the first member being located between said second and the third members; and

    said projecting portion including a portion of the first member adjacent to an free end thereof;

    wherein said first member includes a longitudinal slit extending in the projecting portion, and the contact portion is divided in a widthwise of said connector terminal.

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