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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2023
Applicant:
Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Inventors:
Brian Keith Weaver, Middletown, PA (US);
Andrew B. Fortier, Middletown, PA (US);
William James Moyer, II, Selinsgrove, PA (US);
David Patrick Orris, Middletown, PA (US);
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/703 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6666 (2013.01); H01R 13/7032 (2013.01); H01R 13/113 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrical terminal having a mating portion having at least one primary contact beam and at least one sacrificial contact beam. The at least one primary contact beam has a contact width. The at least one sacrificial contact beam having a recess provided in line with the at least one primary contact beam, the recess having a recess width which is equal to or greater than the first width of the primary contact beam.