Class 439/867 - Resilient or spring-biased socket or clip type terminal

Subclass of Class 439 - Electrical connectors
Definition: Electrical connector or connector having surfaces or edges
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 03/25/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7347747	Terminal fitting with a resilient reinforcing piece A rectangular tube (10) is formed such that a pair of side plates (12L, 12R) stand up from the opposite left and right edges of a bottom plate (11) and an extending end of an upper plate (13) extending from the upper edge of the le...	03/25/2008
7347738	Low profile electrical connector assembly and terminal therefor A low profile electrical connector assembly has terminals attached to insulated electric cables that are disposed in topless slots of a connector base. Each terminal has two longitudinally spaced retention slots. The connector base has two transverse grooves that ex...	03/25/2008
7318743	Electrical terminal connector and method of fabricating the same An electrical terminal connector and method of fabricating the same is provided. The electrical terminal connector includes an angled insulating housing, a conducting terminal and a cylindrical crimp ferrule positioned therein. Two ends of the insulating housing hav...	01/15/2008
7201617	Female terminal A female terminal, into which a male terminal is inserted and connected, is formed in a shape of a substantially square tube. Respective one portions, in an axial direction and between corner portions, of a ceiling wall, a floor wall, and a pair of left and right si...	04/10/2007
7140927	Electrical contact terminal comprising an elastic contact blade The invention relates to an electrical contact terminal which is obtained by cutting and folding a small electrically-conductive metal plate (13), consisting of a rear part (5) which can be used to connect an electric wire (1) and a front part (...	11/28/2006
7090545	Terminal fitting A terminal fitting (A) has a receiving portion (17) with a contact surface (18) for contacting a male tab (T). The contact surface (18) is widest at the front end and substantially narrowed toward the back. A rate at which a contact area of the ...	08/15/2006
7070462	Electrical connector with expandable tubular clamping sections An electrical connector including two tube sections which are open at a first end of the connector; and a connecting section connecting the two tube sections to each other. The tube sections and the connecting section form a conductor receiving area which is open at...	07/04/2006
7044813	Electrical connector with terminal rotation prevention An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a plurality of terminal-receiving passages. An end cap is coupled to a rear end of the housing and includes a plurality of through passages aligned with the terminal-receiving passages in the housing. A pl...	05/16/2006
6997746	Crimp connector A crimp connector includes an electrically conductive curved member having an inner surface and a leading edge extending away from and back toward the inner surface. The leading edge, curved member, and inner surface define a first volume for receiving a conductive ...	02/14/2006
6921301	Blade-contact socket A contact assembly for a contact blade has two outer sheet-metal combs of generally identical shape and each unitarily formed with a longitudinally throughgoing base strip lying in a respective base plane and having a pair of longitudinal edges and a plurality of fo...	07/26/2005
6530804	Battery holder A battery holder (1) includes a dielectric housing including a base (20), a pair of upwardly extending end walls (21, 22) at opposite ends of the base, and a pair of upwardly extending side beams (23) located between the end walls to define a receiving sp...	03/11/2003
6468116	Terminal fitting A connector is provided with crimping pieces that can be crimped into connection with a wire. The first and second crimping pieces (11, 12) are curved during crimping such that leading edges (11A, 12A) are inclined inwardly to a reduced diameter, and then...	10/22/2002
6450831	Terminal fitting with crimping pieces and portions for restricting wire movement A terminal fitting (T) has a pair of crimping pieces (17A, 17B) that extend up from opposite side edges of a bottom wall (11), and are crimped into connection with a wire (W) placed on the bottom wall (11). The crimping pieces (17A, 17B) are offset to eac...	09/17/2002
6319077	Cable connector combination, method of making it and apparatus therefor A cable connector combination wherein the cable has an electrically conductive core and an extra-thick insulating sheath. There is a terminal fitting which includes a wire barrel and an insulator barrel. The former grips the exposed length of bare wire co...	11/20/2001
6059616	Crimp contact for plug-in systems A crimp contact is provided for connecting an electrical line to a rectangularly profiled contact member of a plug-in system. The crimp contact includes a contact piece connected to a transitional region. The transitional region is connected to a wire cri...	05/09/2000
5599214	Terminal chain and terminal lug A structure is provided whereby an insertion hole in a waterproof stopper is prevented from damage upon pulling a terminal out of an electric connector of a waterproof type. A terminal lug includes an electric contact section, a wire connection section an...	02/04/1997
5468911	Screening hull for electrical cable Crimp hull for an electrical cable with a peripheral screening against external electrical and/or magnetic influences, where the crimp hull comprises two pieces and has an outer collar to connect the cable screening to the ground connection....	11/21/1995
5281760	Terminal fitting for a high voltage resistor wire A fitting terminal for electrically connecting to a high-voltage resistor electric wire having a lead which is exposed by stripping an end portion of an insulation cover. The terminal fitting includes a main terminal which consists of an electric contact ...	01/25/1994
5224875	Terminal lug-water sealing plug coupling structure The invention provides a terminal lug-water sealing plug coupling structure in a water-proof electric connector used for automotive wiring harnesses. With the wire already passed through the water sealing plug, the wire conductor is crimped by the wire conduct...	07/06/1993
5203726	Insulated electrical terminal and method of fabricating same An insulated terminal is disclosed for connection to the end of an insulated electrical wire having an exposed end of the conductor core projecting from the wire insulation. An angled insulating housing is provided with a through passage having a first pa...	04/20/1993
5162004	Multi-terminal electric connector requiring low insertion and removal force An electric connector requiring decreased insertion and withdrawal force, even when including groups of 20 to 40 terminals. The connector includes a male portion, a female portion into which the male portion fits, and a cam mechanism. With the cam mechani...	11/10/1992
4963699	Apparatus for connecting sets of electric wires to lead wires An apparatus for joining a plurality of lead wires with a corresponding plurality of flat type electric wires. The apparatus comprises a plurality of connector terminals, each having a first caulking portion for securing the round wire to a first end of t...	10/16/1990
4945192	Connector terminal A connector terminal for joining a round type electric wire with a flat type electric wire. The connector terminal comprises a first crimpable portion for securing the round wire to a first end of the connector terminal, and a clasping portion for securin...	07/31/1990
4863391	Contact terminal for high voltage resistor wire A contact terminal is disclosed which comprises a terminal portion of a high voltage resistor wire and an engagement portion formed integrally with a gripper portion for engaging an electrode of a spark plug or the like. A pressure contact tab is integral...	09/05/1989
4641911	Electrical connector having a funnel wrap wire crimp barrel An electrical connector has an attachment means comprising a funnel wrap wire crimp barrel, that is, one which is funnel-shaped in the axial direction and partially overlapped in the circumferential direction. The attachment means further comprises an int...	02/10/1987
4616415	Electrical connector apparatus, and methods and apparatus for assembling same A partially pre-assembled electrical connector has metal terminals partially inserted in a housing. The connectors are completed by at least partially withdrawing each terminal from the housing, placing the end of a wire in the exposed portion of the term...	10/14/1986
4387948	Spark plug wire terminal and method for attaching terminal An electrically conductive terminal adapted to be fixedly connected to the free end of a wire such as a spark plug wire. The terminal includes one end constructed to releasably clampingly engage a conductor such as a spark plug and an opposite end compris...	06/14/1983
4284322	Ignition cable terminal construction A method and means for improving the connection between a resistive core ignition wire and a terminal is disclosed. The improvement comprises placing a conductive metallic band around the outer insulation of the wire after exposing the core, and folding t...	08/18/1981
4221456	Fuse holder for an automotive fuse terminal block This specification discloses a fuse holder for an automotive terminal block for receiving fuses and electrical connections to various electrical components of the automobile. The fuse holder is positioned within the terminal block and is adapted to receiv...	09/09/1980
4136922	Ignition cable terminals This disclosure relates to ignition cable terminals and their methods of manufacture, and to the application of such terminals to conventional cables of the kind having a non-metallic core projecting from one end of an insulating jacket, the core being pr...	01/30/1979
4073565	Spark plug terminal A sleeve type spark plug terminal formed from sheet metal stock and providing a U-shaped bendable elbow area of a reduced width and radius and composed of a plurality of elongated strips formed by slots extending through the area so as to facilitate bendi...	02/14/1978
4040706	Contact strip A contact strip comprising a support of synthetic material having a flat surface whereon linearly extending metal contact members are mounted by means of connection tags. These contact members are formed at one end as a pin contact or a socket contact and...	08/09/1977
4032215	Electrical contact for wire and pin with common stop An improved electrical contact is shown, having a box-like section capable of mating with a square post or round pin at one end and an open barrel section for crimping upon an insulated, stripped wire at the other end. The box-like section and open barrel...	06/28/1977
3995929	Female terminal A unitary sheet metal female terminal has a pair of longitudinal fingers and a transverse tongue for detachable connection with an enlarged head of a stud terminal in either longitudinal or transverse relationships....	12/07/1976
3963302	Electrical crimp removable socket contact An improved electrical crimp removable socket contact is shown, having a box-like section capable of mating with a square wrap post or round pin at one end and an open barrel section for crimping a wire and its insulation at the other end. The box-like se...	06/15/1976

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Class 439/867 - Resilient or spring-biased socket or clip type terminal