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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
May. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaaki Ooya, Yokohama, JP;
Masahiro Sakano, Ebina, JP;
Assignee:
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439843 ; 439948 ; 439442 ;
Abstract
A female electrical terminal has a contact end a terminating end. The contact end is generally rectangular in cross-section and includes a pair of opposing side walls extending upwardly from opposite sides of a bottom wall, along with a top wall. A deformable tab is provided in each side wall. A spring contact element is located in the contact end for biasingly engaging a male terminal inserted into the contact end. The spring contact element includes recess portions adapted to receive the deformable tabs of the side walls.