Patents by Inventor David William Rickards

David William Rickards has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Contact for insulated wire
    Patent number: 4018499
    Abstract: The contact is stamped from sheet metal and comprises a plate with a wire receiving slot opening into an edge of the plate between two arms and an integral core penetrating lance protruding between the arms into the slot and towards the slot opening, the arms having portions extending laterally towards each other adjacent the opening to define a wire-receiving mouth of restricted size which portions are formed with opposed insulation severing edges facing generally away from the lance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1977
    Assignee: AMP Incorporated
    Inventor: David William Rickards