Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a receptacle contact contained in a one-piece insulating housing and defining a male-contact-receiving passage, the receptacle contact being formed with at least one outwardly directed projection engageable with a surface of the housing on movement of the receptacle contact relative to and within the housing, such engagement effecting an increase in the effective cross-sectional area of the male-contact-receiving passage of the receptacle contact.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing an electrical harness comprising wires connected to electrical terminals of a plurality of electrical connectors, according to a desired wiring pattern, each terminal comprises a wire connecting portion in the form of a slotted plate formed integrally with a contact portion in the form of an electrical receptacle. The wires are laid out on a wiring layout board with the aid of wire guiding posts to form a desired wiring pattern, with portions of the wires extending through notches in the housings of the connectors. The terminals are then inserted into through openings in the housings so that the wires received in the notches are captured by the slots of the terminals so that electrial connection is made between the terminals and the wires.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a housing and a contact having a part lying on a planar surface of the housing is manufactured by a method involving arranging the contact on a first housing part and then bonding a second housing part to the first housing part to secure the contact in the required position.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing an electrical harness comprising wires connected to electrical terminals of a plurality of electrical connectors, according to a desired wiring pattern, each terminal comprises a wire connecting portion in the form of a slotted plate formed integrally with a contact portion in the form of an electrical receptacle. The wires are laid out on a wiring layout board with the aid of wire guiding posts to form a desired wiring pattern, with portions of the wires extending through notches in the housings of the connectors. The terminals are then inserted into through openings in the housings so that the wires received in the notches are captured by the slots of the terminals so that electrical connection is made between the terminals and the wires.

Abstract: In an electrical component support assembly the lead wires (which are of different gauges) of electrical components, e.g. resistors, are each griped by the walls of two slots of identical slotted plate terminals. The slots nearest the components have a minimum width greater than that of the slots farther from the components so that the smaller gauge lead wires are securely gripped by the slot walls of the farther slots but the larger lead wires are not sheared through by the walls of the slots nearer the components to an extent to impair the support of the components.