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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1986
John Hartman, Painesville, OH (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an electrical clip-like connector of low profile including an electrical cable having plural insulated electrical conductors, and at least one connector body including therein plural electrical contacts having contacting portions for engaging respective leads of an electrical device and coupling portions electrically connected to respective conductors of the cable, comprising the steps of simultaneously urging the coupling portions of the contacts into mechanical and electrical engagement with respective conductors of the cable to form electrical junctions therebetween, using a premolded insert of electrically non-conductive material placed within a cavity of a mold in supporting engagement with the mold to support the contacts in proper position in relation to the mold cavity, and after having closed the mold, flowing molten plastic material into the mold cavity to form the balance of the connector body about at least a portion of each of the contacts, cable, electrical junctions and insert to form an integral structure with the insert forming a part of the connector body.