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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Samtec, Inc., New Albany, IN (US);
Inventors:
John Allen Mongold, Todd, PA (US);
Donald Christopher Knowlden, Harrisburg, PA (US);
William Chieng Ouyang, New Albany, IN (US);
Assignee:
SAMTEC, INC., New Albany, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/02 (2006.01); H01R 12/57 (2011.01); B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 1/008 (2006.01); B23K 1/19 (2006.01); H01R 13/04 (2006.01); H01R 43/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 12/57 (2013.01); B23K 1/008 (2013.01); B23K 1/0016 (2013.01); B23K 1/19 (2013.01); H01R 4/024 (2013.01); B23K 2201/42 (2013.01); B23K 2203/08 (2013.01); B23K 2203/12 (2013.01); B23K 2203/18 (2013.01); H01R 13/04 (2013.01); H01R 43/0256 (2013.01);
Abstract
A contact includes a body section, a tail section arranged at a lower portion of the body section, a peg extending from the tail section such that the peg projects from a front surface of the contact, and a fusible member attached to the contact such that the peg protrudes into the fusible member. A lower portion of the fusible member is offset from a main portion of the fusible member.