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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
David Patrick Orris, Middletown, PA (US);
William Crusey Van Scyoc, Shippensburg, PA (US);
David Patrick Orris, Middletown, PA (US);
William Crusey Van Scyoc, Shippensburg, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical contact includes a body extending a length from a contacting end to a terminating end. The body includes a base extending between the contacting and terminating ends. A passageway extends through at least a portion of the length of the body. A locking barb is connected to the base of the body. The locking barb extends a length from an engagement end to a locking end. The locking barb is connected to the base of the body at a pivot point located along the locking barb between the engagement and locking ends. The locking barb is pivotable about the pivot point between a locked and an unlocked position. The engagement end of the locking barb extends into the passageway of the body when the locking barb is in the locked position.