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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. 12, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald J Selvin, Birmingham, MI (US);
Leland W Oliver, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Stephen K Yamamoto, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Clarence V Hogan, Sun Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29629 ; 3392 / ;
Abstract
A contact retaining clip is fixed in an insulator cavity by the use of discontinuities around the clip which can be wedged or embedded in the insulator. Preferably a probe is inserted into the clip to expand it. The clip and/or the probe may be heated prior or during insertion or by heating after insertion of the clip but before expansion of the clip.