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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1989
Stephen Colleran, Lisle, IL (US);
Robert Gugelmeyer, Aurora, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A socket assembly is provided for low wattage bulbs. The socket assembly includes a nonconductive housing with a pair of electrically conductive terminals therein. The housing includes an inwardly directed shoulder adjacent the forward mating end an inwardly disposed locking structure. The terminals include inwardly directed locking tangs, the alignment of which prevents unintentional deformation prior to insertion of the terminal into the housing. Each terminal also includes a pair of contact beams angularly aligned toward one another. Portions of the contact beams are concave from side to side to contribute to alignment of the conductive leads of the bulb. The terminals also include tuning fork assist structures extending from an intermediate portion of the terminal forwardly for contact with the extreme forward mating end of each contact beam.