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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1996
Frederick J Gierut, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Stephen A Colleran, Lisle, IL (US);
Russell L Mackowiak, Wheaton, IL (US);
Paul Christopher Berg, Batavia, IL (US);
Harry N Etters, Plainfield, IL (US);
John O Higgins, Jr, Berwyn, IL (US);
Theo Poll, Reichschoffen, FR;
Alexander Popa, Karlsgad, DE;
Kevin C Benes, Willowbrook, IL (US);
Frank L Geoghegan, Hinsdale, IL (US);
David Richard Kalal, Wheaton, IL (US);
Scott P Marceau, Plainfield, IL (US);
Robert Olson, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A female electrical terminal has a contact end and a terminating end. The contact end includes a pair of opposing walls for receiving a male terminal therebetween. A flexible element is disposed in the contact end for pressing against the male terminal. The flexible element includes a mounting section with spaced wall portions juxtaposed inside the opposing walls of the contact end. Complementary interengaging latches are provided between the opposing walls and the spaced wall portions of the mounting section of the flexible element. An abutment is provided in the contact end to prevent inward collapsing of the spaced wall portions and, thereby, to maintain the latches in interengagement.