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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
May. 29, 1996
Donald Lee Knapp, Pasadena, MD (US);
Abstract
A female portion of an electrical connector that minimizes bending of electrical connector pins that are inserted therein by eliminating all flat surfaces on the face of the connector that meets the inserting pins. The connector has only curved surfaces on the face of the connector that meets the pins. The curved surfaces are created by opening holes in the connector that are wider than required for the pins. The holes are then tapered down to a size that snugly accommodates the pins. At the end of the taper, a hole, or shaft, extends through the connector so that the pins are accommodated snugly. The shaft is clad with conductive material so that the connector makes electrical contact with the pins.