Receptacle contact
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1. An electrical contact comprising:
- (a) a receptacle section, said receptacle section comprises, opposed wall sections, and respective apertures formed in said opposed wall sections, said receptacle section including a cantilever beam between said opposed wall section, and a spring receiving opening facing one side of the receptacle section;
(b) a spring disposed in said receptacle section and insertable through said spring receiving opening behind said cantilever beam, said spring comprises locking sections for locking registration with respective said apertures;
(c) said locking sections being wider than opposed wall sections to press on said wall sections as said spring is inserted though said spring receiving opening, thereby deflecting the wall sections; and
(d) said locking sections being received within said apertures so that said wall sections resile back to generally their original positions after the locking sections are snapped into respective said apertures.
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Abstract
An electrical contact (10) with a receptacle section (20) having a cantilever beam (32), which beam is spring biased by a spring (40). The location of the spring (40) is controlled by spring locking sections (46,47,48) formed thereon, and by complementary locking structures (26,27,28) of receptacle (20) which register with the spring locking sections (46,47,48).
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1. An electrical contact comprising:
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(a) a receptacle section, said receptacle section comprises, opposed wall sections, and respective apertures formed in said opposed wall sections, said receptacle section including a cantilever beam between said opposed wall section, and a spring receiving opening facing one side of the receptacle section; (b) a spring disposed in said receptacle section and insertable through said spring receiving opening behind said cantilever beam, said spring comprises locking sections for locking registration with respective said apertures; (c) said locking sections being wider than opposed wall sections to press on said wall sections as said spring is inserted though said spring receiving opening, thereby deflecting the wall sections; and (d) said locking sections being received within said apertures so that said wall sections resile back to generally their original positions after the locking sections are snapped into respective said apertures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electrical contact comprising:
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(a) a receptacle section, said receptacle section comprises a spring receiving opening between opposed wall sections; (b) said opposed wall sections each comprise respective first, second, and third wall locking sections for receiving respective portions of a spring; (c) a spring disposed in said receptacle section, said spring having complementary first, second, and third spring locking sections on opposed edges of said spring which register with respective first, second and third wall locking sections for positioning the spring in said receptacle section adjacent said spring receiving opening. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An electrical contact comprising:
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(a) a receptacle section, said receptacle section comprises, opposed wall sections, and respective apertures formed in said opposed wall sections, and a spring receiving opening facing one side of the receptacle section; (b) a spring disposed in said receptacle section and insertable through said spring receiving opening, said spring comprises locking sections for locking registration with respective said apertures, said spring being deflectable when a mating electrical contact is inserted into said receptacle section; (c) said locking sections being wider than opposed wall sections to press on said wall sections as said spring is inserted though said spring receiving opening, thereby deflecting the wall sections; and (d) said locking sections being received within said so that said wall sections resile back to generally their original positions after the locking sections are snapped into respective said apertures.
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