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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 1980
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward H Key, Wheaton, IL (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3392 / ; 339 / ;
Abstract
Press-fit contact pins are disclosed which are adapted for mating with various shrouds and mounting boards. Each of the press-fit contact pins includes a press-fit section comprising, in cross-section, an open, curved or arcuate segment, generally resembling a 'C'-shape. The dimensioning of the 'C'-shaped press-fit section and the ductility-elasticity of the material from which it is formed are such that, when the pin is inserted into any one of a number of holes in a mounting board of a wide range of sizes, the 'C'-shaped press-fit section undergoes plastic deformation in a substantial portion thereof.