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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Seong Chooi Au Yong, Singapore, SG;
Nai Hock Lwee, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Sparks, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/3415 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/3415 ;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having at least one elongate aperture and an electrical contact insertable therethrough. The contact includes a first end extending externally through a first end of said aperture and an opposed second end extending externally through a second end of said aperture. The contact further includes a deformable flange adjacent said first end of the contact for expanded deformation so as to prevent removal of said contact from said housing aperture in a direction opposite said direction of insertion.