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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2005
Steven B. Bogiel, Lisle, IL (US);
Thomas J. Carlson, Maumelle, AR (US);
William P. Hendrickson, Yorkville, IL (US);
Daniel B. Mcgowan, Naperville, IL (US);
Steven D. Miller, Conway, AR (US);
Arvind Patel, Naperville, IL (US);
Steven B. Bogiel, Lisle, IL (US);
Thomas J. Carlson, Maumelle, AR (US);
William P. Hendrickson, Yorkville, IL (US);
Daniel B. McGowan, Naperville, IL (US);
Steven D. Miller, Conway, AR (US);
Arvind Patel, Naperville, IL (US);
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A laminated terminal is provided for an electrical connector and includes a plurality of flat metal layers juxtaposed to form a laminated structure. Each metal layer includes a joining section, a contact section and a terminating section. A plurality of projections on the joining sections of the layers are interengaged within a respective plurality of recesses in adjacent layers to align the layers and provide a strong mechanical and good electrical joint between the layers. Solder tails extend linearly along the bottom edge of each joining section to form a plurality of rows of solder tails, and the terminating portions of the metal layers are bent outwardly to separate the rows of solder tails from each other. The contact section of one metal layer may include a generally planar finger which is coplanar with a planar finger of another of the metal layers.