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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1983
Charles Fruchard, Conflans Sainte Honorine, FR;
Jean C Joly, Osny, FR;
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
In an electrical contact for mating with a flat tab male contact and comprising a receptacle portion (1) for receiving the male tab and a wire connection portion (2) the whole being stamped and formed from a single piece of sheet metal, the receptacle portion (1) comprising a base (5) and a pair of opposed side walls (6) upstanding from the base (5), free edge portions (7, 8) of the side walls (6) being turned in over the base (5) whereby the base (5), side walls (6) and free edge portions (7, 8) together define a passage to receive from one end a flat tab male contact, one free edge portion (8) is used for establishing an electrical connection to a mated tab while the other free edge portion (7) is used primarily to establish a releasable locked mechanical connection to the mated tab.