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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2006
David James Fabian, Mount Joy, PA (US);
Timothy Lee Kocher, Camp Hill, PA (US);
John Michael Landis, Camp Hill, PA (US);
John Steven Wilson, Shermansdale, PA (US);
Donald Alan Diemer, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Donald Michael Baughn, Burlington, NC (US);
David James Fabian, Mount Joy, PA (US);
Timothy Lee Kocher, Camp Hill, PA (US);
John Michael Landis, Camp Hill, PA (US);
John Steven Wilson, Shermansdale, PA (US);
Donald Alan Diemer, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Donald Michael Baughn, Burlington, NC (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical terminal includes a body having a first end, a second end, and a channel having an axis. The channel extends at least through the first end toward the second end, the channel configured and disposed to receive an electrical conductor. A contact gripping element intermediate the first and second ends extends into the channel at an angle from the axis. The contact gripping element is associated with the body. The contact gripping element terminates at an end having a reduced thickness. The contact gripping element is configured to exert a contact gripping contact force on the electrical conductor.