Amp LLC

The Whitaker Corporation

Reginald John Simmons

Leonard J Owen

Robert W Baker

Werner Lothmann

Michael Joseph Whelan

John Edward Pryce

An electrical terminal comprises a forward receptacle portion for mating with a tab. The receptacle portion as a pair of spaced opposed side walls connected by a contact spring support base and a contact spring joined to the forward end of the support base by a forwardly bowed bight. The contact spring extends obliquely and rearwardly from the bight between the side walls. For protecting the bight and the contact spring from damage by a probe a barrier comprises barrier halves projecting towards one another from the side walls, and which may have chamfered, probe deflecting upper surfaces. In order to allow a terminal to be inserted into a cavity in a housing, the cavity having a channel in its floor, the channel being of substantially the same width as the contact spring, the lower part of the bight and the adjacent part of the support base are formed as a sledge having runners which are slideable along the surfaces of the floor, on either side of the channel.

Electrical receptacle terminals

An airbag connector and cable assembly comprises a connector having a cable receiving cavity and a cable outlet extending perpendicularly to the cavity. A flat cable terminated to the connector is folded along a fold in the cable outlet region of the connector. The cable is then looped over the fold to provide a flexible loop. The loop enables absorption of tolerance in the positioning of the cable at the outlet with respect to the fold, without causing undue force on the conductors that are bent through the fold. The latter insures a high reliability and is cost effective.

Connector and cable assembly for ribbon cable with 90 outlet

Bipartite electrical connector housing

A two part connector has latch arms (4) and ramps (3) which latch together to give positive mating in known manner. To facilitate release the arms (4) are depressible in the mated condition to allow withdrawal of latch projections (6) below ramps (3). Resilient stop fingers (15) may be provided to inhibit mismating.

Electrical connector with latching means

An electrical tab receptacle for mating with a complementary tab is provided with an integral tongue having a lance whereby the receptacle can be releasably secured to the tab, the tongue being resiliently depressible by means of a finger, a tool, or part of a housing containing the receptacle, to release the receptacle from the tongue.

Growing community of inventors

South Harrow, United Kingdom

Reginald John Simmons