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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Takao Sawada, Osaka, JP;
Keichiro Ikuta, Osaka, JP;
Masato Wada, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
J.S.T. MFG. Co. Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 11/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A female contact comprises a tube-shaped socket having a male-contact accommodation space, and a flat spring held in the socket so as to apply elastic force to a male contact. A notch is formed at a male-contact inlet of the socket. A hook formed at one end of the flat spring is engaged with the notch, so that the flat spring is latched at the male-contact inlet.