Framatome Connectors Interlock, Inc.

Robert J Cue

Dhirendra C Roy

Richard J Kakkuri

Jeffery A Kocinski

John V Feeny

A multi-piece electrical receptacle terminal comprising a frame and a spring. The frame has a receptacle section for a male terminal. The spring is movably captured within the receptacle section. The spring comprises a first resiliently flexible arm, a second resiliently arm and a contact section. The contact section is disposed between the first arm and the second arm. The first arm is shorter than the second arm.

Multi-piece electrical receptacle terminal

An electrical receptacle terminal comprising a frame, and a leaf spring. The frame has a receptacle section for a male terminal. The receptacle section has a general shell configuration with one side of the shell having a seam therein. The seam is located to section the side of the receptacle section into two cantilevered side sections with each side section being cantilevered from an opposite wall of the receptacle section parallel to the seam. The leaf spring is movably captured within the receptacle. The leaf spring is biased against the shell of the receptacle section with opposite ends of the leaf spring contacting the side of the shell. The leaf spring has two pairs of support surfaces. One pair of the support surfaces is located at each of the opposite ends of the leaf spring. One support surface of each pair of support surfaces contacts a corresponding one of the cantilevered side sections adjacent the wall of the receptacle section from which the side section cantilevers so that when the male terminal is inserted into the receptacle section, the leaf spring is urged against the shell without substantially spreading the seam.

Electrical receptacle terminal with a contact spring biased against a

A tab receptacle terminal fabricated by bending a single sheet of electrically conductive material. The receptacle terminal includes a receptacle box having at one end an opening through which a male terminal can be inserted. A spring is formed in the top of the box so as to extend substantially across the length of the top between the ends of the box. The spring projects interiorly of the box toward its bottom for engagement with an inserted male terminal. Portions of the spring define a leading surface and a trailing surface with the leading surface defining an angle with respect to the top which is greater than an angle defined between the top and the trailing surface. A pair of closed slots extending lengthwise along the top adjacent the juncture of the top with the sides to define the spring.

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South Lyon, MI, United States of America

Robert J Cue