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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1993
Thomas E Zielinski, China, MI (US);
Gregg A Eisenmann, Canton, MI (US);
Robert D Kennedy, Northville, MI (US);
Nickolas O'Branovic, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Sucha S Sian, Southfield, MI (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, MI (US);
Abstract
A female electrical terminal element for connecting a wire lead to a male contact pin has a first end which is crimped to the wire lead and a second end in the form of a socket. The socket includes a cantilevered contact floor and a unitary separate spring contact in opposed relation to the cantilevered contact floor. The male contact pin is inserted between the spring biased contact surface and the cantilevered contact floor to establish an electrical connection. In order to improve the reliability and current carrying capacity of the female component, the cantilevered contact floor is supported at a bight portion thereof while the contact floor is being bent through 180.degree.. After the cantilevered contact floor is bent 180.degree., the side flanges of the female component are folded over to make an enclosure for defining the socket and retaining the unitary spring contact in the socket.