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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1998
Jean-Blaise Hils, Reichsfeld, FR;
Claude Lengert, Obernai, FR;
Contact GmbH & Co. KG, , DE;
Abstract
A plug socket is provided for electrically connecting a cable or the like having a stripped wire portion with a flat plug. The plug socket comprises a sleeve portion having an approximately U-shaped cross sectional configuration and having side walls that are bent inwardly and between which a flat plug is insertable from one end. The plug socket also comprises a crimp portion that is provided with first and second clamping strips, wherein the first clamping strip is provided for crimping the conductive stripped wire portion of the cable, and the second clamping strip is provided for crimping insulation of the cable. In the vicinity of the first clamping strip, a hook-shaped projection is provided that, depending on its position, during crimping forms a receiving area for an end portion or a longitudinal side of a free edge of the first clamping strip.