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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1986
Mark L Smith, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Richard M Wagner, Harrisburg, PA (US);
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
An anode assembly for plating contact areas within socket terminals is comprised of a conductive body member having an anode means extending forwardly from a body section, and a dielectric shroud having a profiled passageway extending axially therethrough, the dielectric shroud being removable mounted to said body section that said shroud extends coaxially around said anode means. The profiled passageway of the shroud includes a terminal receiving section which is disposed around the anode means, extends forwardly thereof, and has an inner diameter selected to be just greater than the outside diameter of a terminal to be plated. The terminal receiving section further includes lead-in means whereby a terminal members is relatively received into the terminal receiving section and locatable concentrically about the anode member.