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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1989
Leonard J Owen, Watford, GB;
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A pin and socket terminal is comprised of a pin (2) and a socket (4). The socket (4) has a lead-in portion (3) which is an integral portion of housing (21). The lead-in portion (3) cooperates with the pin (2), as the pin is inserted into the socket, such that the rotation of the pin is controlled as insertion occurs. In order to accomplish this controlled rotation, the lance (12) physically engages camming surfaces (34) of the socket (4) as the pin (2) is inserted into the socket (4). The configuration of the camming surfaces (34) insures that the lance (12) and the pin (2) will be prevented from harmful rotation, which is particularly important when the pin is electrically connected to a fine wire. The cooperation of the lance (12) and a respective slot (28) of the socket (2) also insures that the pin (12) will be prevented from any movement relative to the socket when the pin is fully inserted into the socket.