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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:
Jun. 28, 1983
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert G Plyler, Vienna, OH (US);
Lyle B Suverison, Fowler, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3392 / ;
Abstract
A blade terminal has a forward contact portion comprising a pair of flat longitudinal juxtaposed blades and an enlarged channel shaped median portion of reduced width. A pair of longitudinal inclined latch tangs attached to the respective rearward edges of the blades are positioned adjacent the channel shaped median portion for protection. The lateral extensions of the side walls of the channel shaped median portion offer further protection and may serve as forward stops and/or secondary locks in conjunction with a lock bar. A modified terminal has the leading edges set at an angle to reduce mating forces.