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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:
Nov. 20, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A Pinyan, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439412 ; 439431 ; 439433 ;
Abstract
The invention provides for an electrical connection device wherein the portion of the device making the electrical contact is part of but spaced apart from the point of mechanical retention of the wire to which an electrical contact is made. More particularly, the invention provides a terminal block wherein the major portion of mechanical retention is at a point different from that point at which the electrical contact is made.