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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:
Feb. 05, 1980
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew F Rodondi, Sharpsville, PA (US);
Alfred V Rossi, Cortland, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3392 / ; 3391 / ;
Abstract
A female terminal of unitary sheet metal construction is attached to a flexible printed circuit by crimped tabs at the outer edges of a pair of lateral mounting flanges. The flanges are prevented from being spread apart during terminal use by a clamping arrangement on upright posts connecting the ends of the flanges. The female contact portion is provided by spring blades which accept a mating blade from either side and spread without effecting the portions securing the terminal to the flexible printed circuit.