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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1996
Daniel Thomas Klein, Streamwood, IL (US);
Gregory R Pratt, Naperville, IL (US);
Kent E Regnier, Lombard, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
An elongate strip of electrical terminals adapted to be inserted into a row of terminal-receiving passages in connector housing is disclosed. The strip includes a series of terminals joined by a mid-carrier strip and includes alternating first and second terminals. The terminals have base portions with retention sections adapted to be inserted into the terminal-receiving passages. Spring arms having contact portions extend from first ends of the base portions. Tail portions extend from second, opposite ends of the base portions. The mid-carrier strip joins the alternating first and second terminals at the base portions of the first terminals and at the spring arm of the second terminals. A second carrier strip joins the tips of the tail portions of only the first terminals so that the adjacent ends of the second terminals can be formed independent of the first terminals.