Abstract: An overrunning roller clutch is provided with a stamped and bent sheet metal cage which carries a number of molded bearing blocks. The bearing blocks center the clutch races with respect to each other and also cooperate in providing a unit handled subassembly of caged rollers for the clutch.

Abstract: A female terminal of unitary sheet metal construction is attached to a flexible printed circuit by crimped tabs at the outer edges of a pair of lateral mounting flanges. The flanges are prevented from being spread apart during terminal use by a clamping arrangement on upright posts connecting the ends of the flanges. The female contact portion is provided by spring blades which accept a mating blade from either side and spread without effecting the portions securing the terminal to the flexible printed circuit.

Abstract: An electrical socket connector is detachably connected to a post terminal having axially arranged multiple contacts which successively increase in size. The socket connector comprises a one-piece connector body having a plurality of longitudinal, vertically arranged, successively wider, cavities each containing an appropriately sized terminal and each having an appropriately sized longitudinal slot for the post terminal. The terminals are secured to lead wires and have forward contact portions comprising a pair of side rails which are connected by longitudinally spaced webs and which have inwardly displaced central portions between the webs which biasingly engage the post terminal contacts. The socket connector is sealed by a boot having flaps which close a rear assembly opening and a bottom wall passage which receives the post terminal. The socket connector also includes a connector lock for securing the socket connector to the post terminal.

Abstract: An overrunning roller clutch is provided with a stamped and bent sheet metal cage which carries a number of preassembled units. Each unit comprises a bearing block, a roller translatably disposed in a pocket of the bearing block and a tickler spring biasing the roller in a retained position in the pocket.

Abstract: The rear pillars of an automobile body carry power and ground contact assemblies which engage contact plates of the electric rear window defogger when the lift gate is closed. The power and ground contact assemblies each consist of a plastic housing and a flat conductor strip which is stamped and bent to shape. The housings for both assemblies are identical. Both conductor strips comprise two elongated legs providing a depressible contact. The conductor strip for the power contact assembly has a terminal portion for connection to a power lead. The conductor strip for the ground contact assembly has a ground strap portion for connection to the pillar.

Abstract: A rear wheel bearing assembly has a double row of balls and a two piece inner race. One race piece is positioned on the other race piece to give a desired preload or end play and maintained in such position by a pair of semicircular hardened and ground keeper ring parts of selected width. The keeper ring parts engage the one race piece and are retained in a groove of the second race piece by a retainer ring secured to the second race piece by a swaging or rolling operation.

Abstract: A spade terminal of unitary sheet metal construction comprises a flanged forward portion, a triple layer median portion and a rearward attachment portion. The flanges extend in opposite direction to a height equal to a layer thickness. The triple layer median portion comprises upper and lower wings which terminate short of opposite longitudinal sides so that each longitudinal side is a double layer. This configuration permits use with an insulator body having guide channels for the forward and median portions of the terminal which can be made in a butt cored mold.

Abstract: An interface seal is mounted on a tubular end portion of a connector body. The interface seal has a biconic head having a converging section which is engaged and folded back toward a diverging section by a conical ramp at the end of a mating connector body when the connector bodies are locked together.

Abstract: A one-piece sheet metal pin type electrical contact terminal comprises an intermediate split sleeve having a probe extending from one end and a lead wire attachment portion extending from the other end. The probe comprises a pair of longitudinal arms having tips which engage to permit elongation of the probe while stiffening the individual deflection characteristics of each arm. The terminal may be modified to include an integral tab at the end of one tip which is bent over the other tip to protect the tips from being spread apart.

Abstract: A loading groove ball bearing has a ball retainer of unitary mold plastic construction. The ball bearing retainer comprises an end ring having a plurality of axial fingers which cooperatively form a plurality of open ended ball pockets. Projections comprising oppositely oriented radially inner and outer sections extending from the free end face of each finger retain the bearing balls in the ball pockets.

Abstract: A pig tail is attached to an oxygen sensor by a sealed electrical connector having four terminals welded to respective contacts of the four way oxygen sensor post terminal. The electrical connector includes a welding fixture-connector body of dielectric material which prearranges the terminals for assembly to the post terminal as a unit. After assembly, the body serves as a welding fixture and for this purpose has diametrically opposed windows which provide access for the welding electrodes. The connector is sealed by a seal boot which is carried by a grommet which slides on the pig tail leads.

Abstract: A female terminal has a channel shaped median portion provided with a latch tang and a lock tang associated with each side wall. The four tangs project inwardly to avoid damage and tangling during handling. The tangs lock the terminal in a connector body in cooperation with a projecting block in the terminal cavity. A lock bar retained on the connector body provides a positive secondary lock in cooperation with the lock tangs of the terminal.

Abstract: A constant velocity universal joint has tangentially arranged axial groove pairs which receive drive balls which are maintained coplanar by a cage.

Abstract: Male and female splined members are axially retained by an external split retaining ring at the accessible side of the female member and an internal split retaining ring occupying confronting grooves in the male and female members. The male and female members are disassembled by removing the external split retaining ring, over-inserting the male member to permit self expansion of the internal split retaining ring into a capturing release groove of the female member, and withdrawing the male member.

Abstract: An electrical connector is matably attached to an oxygen sensor having a hollow center terminal for exposing the inner electrode of the oxygen sensor to ambient air. The electrical connector comprises a nylon connector body having radially spaced shrouds at a plug-in opening which receives the oxygen sensor terminal. A silicone rubber seal sleeve disposed in the outer shroud sealingly engages the inner shroud and the insulator sleeve of the oxygen sensor to environmentally protect the interface between the oxygen sensor terminal and the mating terminal carried by the connector body. The plug-in opening is vented via grooves in the shrouds. A retaining clip carried by the outer shroud forms a splash shield for the vent inlet. The connector body has an enlarged lead receiving opening which is sealed by a seal sleeve molded on th lead.

Abstract: A ball thrust bearing comprises a pair of stamped sheet metal races and a full complement of bearing balls. One race has bonded elastomeric sealing lips which cooperate with the other race to seal the inner and outer diameter sides of the bearing respectively. The sealing lip for the inner diameter side of the bearing retains the bearing components in a unitized assembly and is also designed to permit snap assembly of the races. The races and sealing lips are shaped to provide effective sealing, effective retention and ease of assembly.

Abstract: A circuit breaker assembly includes a subassembly comprising a circuit breaker and a one piece terminal which is severed to provide two separate terminal pieces after the subassembly is secured in the housing. In a second circuit breaker assembly the one piece terminal forming part of the subassembly is severed at three places to provide three separate terminal pieces.

Abstract: An insulation displacement terminal has front and back end plate portions interconnected by a central perpendicularly disposed spring portion of hairpin shaped section. The spring portion permits but resists relative movement between the front and back end plate portions. The end plate portions have slots designed to simultaneously scrape a conductor core for good electrical contact and energize the spring portion and then lock the scraped conductor core at their inner closed ends under the bias of the energized spring.

Abstract: An accessory electrical connector comprises an accessory terminal attached to the end of an electrical lead and retained in the cavity of a connector body with the lead extending back through a front opening. The accessory electrical connector is plugged into a cavity of a terminal block through a front opening where the contact portion of the accessory terminal is laterally spaced from an available power terminal in the terminal block. A circuit breaker or the like is then plugged into the two terminals to provide electrical continuity through the terminal block.

Abstract: An overrunning roller clutch is provided with a stamped and bent sheet metal cage which carries a number of molded bearing blocks. The bearing blocks center the clutch races with respect to each other and also cooperate in providing a unit handled subassembly of caged rollers for the clutch.