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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:
Mar. 29, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1986
Anthony W Knapp, Laurens, NY (US);
Joseph M Buck, Binghamton, NY (US);
Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT (US);
Abstract
An electrical socket contact for receiving a pin contact, the socket comprising a forward end comprised of at least two elongated cantilever spring tines for receiving the pin, each spring tine extending from a concave cross-section adjacent to the body from which it extends and transitioning into a convex cross-section adjacent to its free end, the free ends being tulip-shaped to form an entry for guiding the pin contact into engagement by the convex portions. Apparatus for manufacturing the contact includes a center die having shaped grooves, arcuate segments which close together about the die and have shaped ribs which are received in a respective groove, and an entrance die having a hemispherical protrusion which is inserted into an opening defined by the closed segments.