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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:
Nov. 02, 1982
Filed:
May. 27, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas M Cairns, Birmingham, MI (US);
David G Connors, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3391 / ; 3392 / ;
Abstract
This specification discloses a terminal for coupling to the edge of a printed circuit board with two cooperating springs to permit a reduced terminal size with increased contact pressure. The springs are restrained in a partly deflected position so they are preloaded and can provide an increased contact pressure with respect to an undeflected spring.