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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Robert Meunier, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Inventor:
Robert Meunier, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hypertronics Corporation, Hudson, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/04 (2006.01); H01R 43/16 (2006.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/04 (2013.01); H01R 13/111 (2013.01); H01R 43/16 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49218 (2015.01);
Abstract
A one piece socket contact for receiving a pin. The socket contact includes a tubular barrel having a rear tail portion, a ferrule portion, and a throat portion. The ferrule portion includes an opening with an opening diameter. The throat portion has a plurality of slots that define a plurality of bands. The bands are bent inwards to a throat diameter smaller than the opening diameter. The bands are arranged to resemble a hyperboloid wire cage.