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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:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Ray Goodman, Kernersville, NC (US);
Jimmy Glenn Grubbs, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Richard Eric Hasz, Ramseur, NC (US);
David Maurice Wolla, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439843 ; 439851 ;
Abstract
The invention comprises an electrical contact having a body with a crimping section and a base with resilient contact fingers extending forwardly from the base. The base has a tapered cylindrical section. A sleeve is secured over the base and the resilient contact fingers. The sleeve engages the tapered cylindrical section in an interference fit to secure the sleeve thereon.