Abstract: A hyperboloid contact socket comprises a tubular body of conductive material having at one end an entrance aperture and cavity for receiving a mating pin terminal, and an integral termination extending from the opposite end of the tubular body. The tubular body contains a plurality of conductive wires attached at their inner ends to the inner surface of the tubular body at or near the bottom of the cavity by a press fit plug. The outer ends of the conductive wires are fastened to the tubular body by being wrapped around a reduced diameter section at the open end of the tubular body and secured by a press fit ring. The conductive wires are disposed within the tubular body in an angular disposition to form the shape of a single sheet hyperboloid.

Abstract: A hyperboloid contact socket includes a tubular body of metal or other suitable conductive material. The tubular body includes first and second ends. The first end includes a lip defining an aperture entrance for receiving a mating pin terminal. At the second end of the tubular body, a spline is crimped or otherwise affixed to the confronting end of the tubular body. The spline has an integral termination extending therefrom. The tubular body contains a plurality of conductive wires affixed at their respective ends to respective inner surfaces at or near the outer and inner ends of the body and disposed in an angular disposition to form the shape of a single sheet hyperboloid. Permanent and conductive attachment of the wires to the tubular body and the spline is provided through deformation of the body by rolling, crimping, swaging or other suitable means.

Abstract: A hyperboloid contact socket includes a tubular body of metal or other suitable conductive material. The tubular body includes first and second ends. The first end includes a lip defining an aperture entrance for receiving a mating pin terminal. At the second end of the tubular body, a spline is crimped or otherwise affixed to the confronting end of the tubular body. The spline has an integral termination extending therefrom. The tubular body contains a plurality of conductive wires affixed at their respective ends to respective inner surfaces at or near the outer and inner ends of the body and disposed in an angular disposition to form the shape of a single sheet hyperboloid. Permanent and conductive attachment of the wires to the tubular body and the spline is provided through deformation of the body by rolling, crimping, swaging or other suitable means.

Abstract: A hyperboloid contact socket is provided which comprises a tubular body of conductive material and preferably having at one end a lip defining an entrance aperture for receiving a mating pin terminal and having on the opposite end a termination of an intended configuration for attachment to a circuit board or other device or item. The tubular body contains a plurality of conductive wires conductively and permanently affixed at their respective ends torespective inner surfaces at or near the outer and inner ends of the body and disposed in an angular disposition to the longitudinal axis to form the shape of a single sheet hyperboloid. In one aspect of the invention a mandrel employed to orient the wires within the tubular body during fabrication of the contact socket remains attached to the tubular body after assembly of the contact wires and serves as a connecting pin to which various terminations can be attached.

Abstract: An improved probe includes a conductive tubular housing or body containing a coil spring and a conductive plunger movable in the housing and having a contact tip outwardly extending from one end of the housing. The plunger and tip are urged to a normally outward position by the bias force of the spring. The opposite end of the housing has an opening for mating with a conductive pin of a connector. The connector is retained in a mounting plate of an associated fixture and has terminal ends of desired configuration. The terminal end may include a wire-wrap pin, a crimp type terminal or wire jack for attachment to a wire, or the terminal may include a spring loaded pin for engagement with an associated electrical contact. An air tight seal may be provided between the probe and the connector and the connector may be mounted in a mounting such that when vacuum is applied to an associated test fixture, air cannot be drawn through the fixture or through the body of the probe.

Abstract: A hyperboloid contact socket is provided which can be manufactured in a cost efficient manner using automated high speed manufacturing processes and wherein different types of terminations can be affixed to the contact socket as desirable for user requirements.

Abstract: A hyperboloid contact socket is provided which can be manufactured in a cost efficient manner using automated high speed manufacturing processes and wherein different types of terminations can be affixed to the contact socket as desirable for user requirements. The contact socket comprises a tubular body of metal or other suitable conductive material and preferably having at one end a lip defining an entrance aperture for receiving a mating pin terminal and having on the opposite end a termination of an intended configuration for attachment to a circuit board or other device or item. The tubular body contains a plurality of conductive wires conductively and permanently affixed at their respective ends to respective inner surfaces at or near the outer and inner ends of the body and disposed in an angular disposition to the longitudinal axis to form the shape of a single sheet hyperboloid. No additional sleeves or tubes are necessary to secure the contact wires as in conventional hyperboloid contacts.

Abstract: A hyperboloid contact socket is provided which can be manufactured in a cost efficient manner using automated high speed manufacturing processes and wherein different types of terminations can be affixed to the contact socket as desirable for user requirements.

Abstract: An improved probe includes a conductive tubular housing or body containing a coil spring and a conductive plunger movable in the housing and having a contact tip outwardly extending from one end of the housing. The plunger and tip are urged to a normally outward position by the bias force of the spring. The opposite end of the housing has an opening for mating with a conductive pin of a connector. The connector is retained in a mounting plate of an associated fixture and has terminal ends of desired configuration. The terminal end may include a wire-wrap pin, a crimp type terminal for attachment to a wire, or the terminal may include a spring loaded pin for engagement with an associated electrical contact. An air tight seal may be provided between the probe and the connector and the connector may be mounted in a mounting such that when vacuum is applied to an associated test fixture, air cannot be drawn through the fixture or through the body of the probe.

Abstract: An improved probe includes a conductive tubular housing or body containing a coil spring and a conductive plunger movable in the housing and having a contact tip outwardly extending from one end of the housing. The plunger and tip are urged to a normally outward position by the bias force of the spring. The opposite end of the housing has an opening for mating with a conductive pin of a connector. The connector is retained in a mounting plate of an associated fixture and has terminal ends of desired configuration. The terminal end may include a wire-wrap pin, a crimp type terminal for attachment to a wire, or the terminal may include a spring loaded pin for engagement with an associated electrical contact. An air tight seal may be provided between the probe and the connector and the connector may be mounted in a mounting such that when vacuum is applied to an associated test fixture, air cannot be drawn through the fixture or through the body of the probe.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for hydro-forming desired features into the walls of thin-walled objects such as small tubes. A mold is provided having an internal surface that is sized and shaped to support the wall of the tubing or other workpiece and defines cavities that correspond to the desired features. A fluid filled hollow needle having no O-rings or seals thereon is provided that has at least one opening therein for supplying hydraulic fluid under pressure to the inside surface of the tubing. The needle has an outer diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the tubing to form a small clearance therebetween when the needle is in the tubing. The clearance is sized to prevent any substantial leakage of fluid from the needle and provide a pressure drop in the clearance sufficient to maintain the pressure of the fluid, at the portions of the wall to be deformed, high enough to deform the wall, while also facilitating insertion and removal of the needle into and from the tubing.