Abstract: The present invention concerns a socket contact (1) for electrical connectors, having a box-shaped sheet-metal frame (3) and four contact elements (5, 6) incorporated therein as well as a connection part for cables, which adjoins the sheet-metal frame. In this case, the sheet-metal frame has, seen in the direction of insertion, a front frame part (7). The latter comprises two parts which have two sides respectively joined together via an edge, of which sides those lying respectively opposite one another are either joined via a first contact element (5) to the rear frame part (8) or respectively have a second contact element (6) with a free head end (9), which extends in the direction of the rear frame part.

Abstract: The electrical contact 1 has a contact member 16 that contacts the mating contact T. The contact member 16 has a first resilient contact arm 16a which extends rearward from the lower top wall 15, a connecting section 16b which is bent downward at the rear end of the first resilient contact arm, and a second resilient contact arm 16c which extends forward from the connecting section 16b. In cases where the mating contact T tends to be pushed further inward after the insertion of the mating contact T has been completed, the area in the vicinity of the rear end of the first resilient contact arm 16a contacts the upper top wall 14.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2) and a number of conductive contacts (3). The insulative housing defines a number of receiving passageways (20) for receiving the conductive contacts. The receiving passageways each comprise a pair of opposite side walls (21) and an upper wall (22) between the side walls. Each side wall defines a mounting channel (23). The conductive contact includes a retaining portion (31), a mating portion (33) extending forwardly from the retaining portion and a tail portion (32) extending rearwardly from the retaining portion. The retaining portion and the mating portion are both received in the receiving passageway. The mounting portion forms a pair of opposite mounting shoulders (34) received in the mounting channels and a number of barbs (37) for engaging with the side walls. The contact forms a number of projections (35) for interference fitting with the upper wall of the receiving passageway.

Abstract: A cable end connector includes a dielectric housing (10), a terminal (30) received in the housing, a shell (50) shielding the housing, and a retainer (60) attached to the shell for holding a coaxial cable (70) therein. The housing includes a tubular portion (20) and a base portion (40) engaged with the tubular portion. The tubular portion forms three enlarged mounting legs (23) respectively fitted in three cutouts (431) of the base portion. The shell has a trunk portion (51) and an inner periphery of the trunk portion interferentially engages with the enlarged mounting legs, thereby tightly attaching the shell on the housing. A pair of arms (513) rearwardly extend from the trunk portion for accommodating a tail portion (31) of the terminal therebetween.

Abstract: A contact element (3) comprises a base section (4) for attaching the contact element to a housing (1); a connection section (7) extending from the base section at a position; a first contact piece (6) extending from the base section at a first position to form a first contact portion (6A) at a free end; and a second contact piece (5) extending from the base section at a second position to form a second contact portion (5A) at a free end and successively bend in three dimensions.

Abstract: A mating pair of low insert ion force contacts comprises a female contact device and a male contact matingly engaged with each other. The female contact device comprises a first arm and a second arm insert molded in a dielectric housing. The first arm and the second arm respectively have a first spring contact portion and a second spring contact portion extending out from a front face of the dielectric housing. The first arm has a tail portion extending out from a rear face of the dielectric housing, and the first arm and the second arm are split with each other. A male contact has a slant head connected to two oppositely protruded snaps which are connected to a slant section coplanar with the slant head.

Abstract: A retaining projection 37 for engagement in a retaining groove 14, formed in a base portion 12 of a bulb 10, is formed on one of a pair of holder pieces 34 of a metal terminal 30, and a connecting projection 36 is formed on the other holder piece 34, and this connecting projection 36 is to be opposed to that portion of a lead wire 13 lying between its proximal end portion and its intermediate portion, and is projected toward the lead wire 13 so as to be held against the lead wire 13. With this construction, even if the base portion 12 is held between the holder pieces 34 and 34, with the distal end portion of the lead wire 13 displaced to be tilted, the connecting projection 36 never fails to be held against the proximal end portion of the lead wire 13, thereby positively achieving an electrical connection therebetween.

Abstract: Provided is a micro-machine mirror structure with hinges which after being released from a sacrificial layer will result in the mirror structure being lifted out of the plane of the substrate to a fixed defined geometric angle. Stresses in a metal layer of the mechanism, along with a constraint mechanism, causes the mirror structure to be maintained at the desire angle.

Abstract: A one-piece hooded socket contact is disclosed which is formed from a sheet metal blank having alternately spaced fingers and tabs extending from a forward edge of the blank. The tabs are substantially shorter than the fingers. The tabs and fingers are bent rearwardly and the blank is formed into a cylinder forming the hood of the contact. The fingers extend inwardly toward the center axis of the hood to form the spring beams of the contact. The reversely bent tabs, together with the front ends of the fingers, form a lead-in chamfer at the front of the hood.

Abstract: A connector contact has a main body portion, a pair of elastic pieces extending like beams on the same side from two sides of the main body portion, and contact portions respectively formed at distal ends of the elastic pieces, to come into contact with a male contact inserted between the contact portions. The pair of elastic pieces have, at their distal ends, protrusions at which the contact portions are to be arranged and each of which projects in a lateral direction opposite to the other elastic piece. The pair of elastic pieces are deformed by twisting or bending, so that the contact portions oppose each other.

Abstract: An electrical contact usable in an electrical connector and comprising a first contact arm having a first contact area; and a second contact arm having a second contact area. The first and second contact arms form a male contact receiving area therebetween. The first and second contact arms are generally orthogonal to each other with a relatively narrow side edge of the second contact arm forming the second contact area and facing a relatively wide side face of the first contact arm which forms the first contact area.

Abstract: A contact sleeve (3) comprising a first end (6) for electrical communication with a conductor means (7), a fastening portion (9) at a central part (11) of said contact sleeve (3) and a second end (12) comprising a plurality of contact beams (13) with inner contact surfaces (14) projecting longitudinally from said central part (11) arranged generally cylindrically around a longitudinal axis (A—A) of said contact sleeve (3) adapted for electrical communication with a corresponding mating pin (15) provided with a rounded top (17).

Abstract: An electrical connector connects a CPU to a circuit board. Conductive contacts received in passageways defined in a base of the connector include a base section, a fixed section extending longitudinally from one end of the base section, and a connection section extending from an opposite end of the base section. A contact section is formed at an end of the connection section. The fixed section extends through the corresponding passageway and beyond the base to contact the main circuit board. Thus, terminals of the CPU can be received between the base section and the contact section of the corresponding contacts of the present invention. Furthermore, the structure of the contacts reduces the electrical conduction length thereof.

Abstract: An electrical socket includes an insulative cover, a base defining passageways therethrough, and a board, all being secured together. A plurality of electrical terminals is received in the passageways of the base. Each of the terminals has a back portion with a pair of arms provided at opposite sides thereof, a contact section inwardly extending from each arm for abutting against a corresponding pin of a CPU, and a tip extending from the back portion.

Abstract: A contact for use in a ZIF socket comprises an engagement portion for firmly fixing the contact in the socket. A cutout is formed in a lower intermediate of the engagement portion. A first compliant pin section extends upward from an upper edge of the engagement portion. A second compliant pin section extends downward from an inner upper wall of the cutout thus separating the cutout into two space portions. An end of the second compliant pin section is allowed to be attached with an external solder ball. A contacting portion extends from the first compliant pin section and has a straight plate substantially coplanar with the engagement portion, a curved plate extending from the straight plate and a movable contacting plate extending from the curved plate and spaced away from and opposite to the straight plate.

Abstract: A conductive element for a low voltage outdoor light fixture including a body having first and second ends; a wire piercing element proximate the first end of the body, the wire piercing element extending out of the wire support surface; a light bulb mount proximate the second end of the body; at least one ear protruding from the body, wherein each of the ears forms an aperture with the body, the aperture opening towards the second end of the body.

Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a male connector with pin terminals, and a female connector with receptacle terminals matable therewith. The male terminal comprises a separator protrusion adjacent the contact engageable with separating extensions of contact arms of the female terminal. During coupling, the contact arms are biased apart by engagement with the separator protrusion thereby preventing rubbing of the contact surfaces during initial coupling. The latter reduces wear of the contact surfaces and also reduces mating forces.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved receptacle contact 1 having first and second contact springs 2 and 3 defining a plug-insertion space 4 therebetween. In the stamped blank the first contact spring 2 includes a straight piece integrally connected to an elongated stem piece 8 and the second contact spring 3 is the handle portion of a crank-like piece 5 whose rod-like piece 10 is integrally connected to the elongated stem piece 8 extending parallel to the first contact spring 2.The arrangement permits a significant reduction of contact-to-contact intervals and results in reduction of punching and assembling operations.

Abstract: Improved electrical connectors and an improved technique for mounting metal contacts in an electrical connector. Such a technique employs overlapping, staggered arrays of forked electrical contacts in connector channels which engage corresponding blade contacts in a mating connector. The blades are inserted between prongs of the forked contacts. In the preferred embodiment, the electrical connector has an insulating housing having two parallel arrays of linearly aligned, offset, overlapping channels extending inwardly through a front of the housing. Each of the channel arrays extend inwardly through to two arrays of channels at a rear of the first housing. A forked metallic contact having a planar base, a pair of parallel and coplanar prongs at one of the ends separated by a gap, is mounted in each of the front channels such that the prongs from each forked metallic contact is positioned in one of the channels of the rear arrays of channels. A second housing is mated with the first housing.

Abstract: Contacts for a high density electric connector are disclosed. The contacts include two types each having a body portion for engaging with a dielectric housing of the connector and a terminal portion for connecting with a printed circuit board, wherein the body portions each have an identical structure and the terminal portions are perpendicularly bent relative to the body portions in opposite directions. The second type contacts are mounted to the housing of the connector in an inverted manner with respect to the mounting manner of the first type contacts and the terminal portions of the contacts are equidistantly spaced from each other when the contacts are mounted to the housing of the connector. Each of the terminal portions extends from a rear side of a corresponding body portion from a point a distance away from a middle line defined by the corresponding body portion.

Abstract: A jaw blade contact for a watthour meter socket adapter includes a terminal with a blade end and an opposed jaw contact end. A spring clip is fixedly mounted on the terminal and has a jaw contact end opposed from the jaw contact end of the terminal for receiving a blade terminal of a meter there-between. Angled arms carried on the spring clip releasibly engage the base of the socket adapter housing to mount the jaw blade contact on the housing in a snap-on connection. In another embodiment, a spring clip engages apertures in a jaw contact formed of two folded over portions to mount the jaw contact in the housing. The housing has a mounting flange with a frangible portion conformable to different sized socket cover openings. An arcuate surge ground conductor is mounted on the housing sidewall by an integral bendable member which is movable from an in-line position to a mounting position extendable through an aperture in the housing.

Abstract: A universal production ball grid array socket is provided for use with a ball grid array package. The socket will receive a ball grid array package and in turn can be mounted or plugged into an underlying circuit board. One embodiment of the socket includes a tulip-shaped contact which is capable of receiving ball grid array ball leads of various diameters. Another embodiment of the socket includes a ball receiving contact capable of clasping an inserted ball grid array ball lead. In still another embodiment the universal production ball grid array socket is translucent allowing for visual inspection of a ball grid array package and ball grid array socket combination. Methods are provided for mounting a plurality of ball leads onto the bases of a plurality of ball receiving contacts after the contacts have been mounted within the universal production ball grid array socket.

Abstract: A contact spring for a plug-in connector includes spring legs (2,3) which are disposed and constructed in such a way that they are capable of exerting a compressive force from opposite sides on a contact blade (20) inserted in between and of thereby establishing contact with the contact blade. The spring legs (2,3) are disposed laterally offset with respect to each other in such a way that they do not overlap each other in the respective directions of compressive force.

Abstract: A conductive pin (22) is planted on the inside of the rear end wall (40) of a jack body (21) in alignment with the center axis of its plug insertion hole (27), and three movable contacts (23, 24, 25) formed in one piece of a leaf spring material are disposed around the conductive pin (22) in the body (21). The movable contacts resiliently engage the peripheral surface (73) of a power plug (72) inserted into the plug insertion hole (27), implementing a three-point contact therebetween.

Abstract: A wedge-base lamp socket comprises a socket body having a lamp holder for holding a wedge-base lamp. The lamp holder includes an outside wall, a pair of opposite receiving portions disposed inside the outside wall and opposed inside walls diametrically extending between the receiving portions. The inside walls define an elongated channel therebetween for receiving a wedge base of a lamp. The opposed inside walls include a pair of opposed recesses adjacent to each of the receiving portions each including a guide groove therein. A pair of terminals are oppositely mounted in the lamp holder. Each terminal has a bracket part received in a respective one of the receiving portions and a pair of clamp arms connected to the bracket part. The clamp arms extend upwardly along both sides of the bracket part and are adapted for clamping the wedge base of the lamp.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for mounting a microphone which has opposite flat faces joined by an arcuate periphery, with a speaker in one of the flat faces. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a generally rectangular microphone insertion cavity for receiving the microphone inserted periphery-first into the cavity. The cavity is defined at least in part by opposing side walls of the housing adapted for engaging the opposite faces of the microphone at the edges thereof near the periphery of the microphone. At least one side wall has an opening in registry with the speaker face of the microphone. Terminals project into the cavity for engaging appropriate terminals on the microphone.

Abstract: Described is an improved electrical connection suitable for track lighting which is comprised of a novel, formed conductive buss structure having a hairpin curve shape cross-section forming a groove for firmly holding a conductive blade to provide physical and electrical integrity of the connection thereby.

Abstract: A female electric terminal made of conductive sheet metal. The terminal has a contact body with contact first and second flexible blades which project from opposite walls of the contact body and which cooperate with a male terminal and a portion for connection to an electric cable. The blades define a gap smaller than the thickness of the male terminal. The male terminal is inserted into the gap and the blades cooperate elastically with opposite faces of the male terminal. The first and second blades are asymmetrical so as to define transversely offset contact areas on the respective faces of the male terminal.

Abstract: A vehicular lamp which includes a lamp body and a wedge-base bulb which connects to a lead wire, in which a base member of the wedge-base bulb is held by contact holding pieces of a contact terminal which is securely held by the lamp body and penetrates the lamp body in the front-rear direction thereof, so that the wedge-base bulb is mounted on a front surface of the lamp body, and the lamp is characterized in that the contact terminal is of a box-type and formed integrally with the lamp body.

Abstract: An electrical terminal connector including spaced side walls which are bent to form a pair of opposing electrical contacts which extend within a housing defined partially by the side walls and wherein stops are provided between the contacts and the side walls for purposes of facilitating electrical contact with a male terminal inserted therebetween.

Abstract: An electrical connector consists of a blade terminal and a formed metal receptacle having four independently acting resilient contact beams, housed within a rectangular hood or sleeve, which create four points of electrical contact between the blade and the body. The contact beams deflect and twist to absorb probing forces or blade removal torque, and additionally provide plural high pressure contacts which absorb mating blade angularity. The four points of contact are offset from each other, two on top of the blade and two underneath, providing a stable electrical connector between the blade and the receptacle to thereby eradicate concerns associated with fretting corrosion caused by unstable conditions often created by point or dimple contacts.

Abstract: An electrical socket contact which is connectable to a pin contact by insertion movement of the pin contact into the socket contact in an insertion direction. The socket contact includes: a body portion having elements for securing the socket contact in an opening in a receptacle housing so that the body portion is fixed in position in the receptacle; a first beam cantilevered to the body portion; a second beam having a proximal end cantilevered to the first beam and having a distal end spaced a distance from the first beam in a direction away from the first beam and parallel to the insertion direction; a first contact element located at the distal end of the second beam; a support arm secured to the proximal end of the second beam and having a distal end spaced a distance from the proximal end of the second beam in a direction away from the first beam and parallel to the insertion direction; and a second contact element located at the distal end of the support arm.

Abstract: A one-piece hooded socket contact is disclosed which is formed from a sheet metal blank having spaced trapezoidal-shaped fingers that extend from a forward edge of the blank. The fingers are bent rearwardly and the blank is formed into a cylinder forming the hood of the contact. The fingers extend inwardly toward the center axis of the hood to form the spring beams of the contact. The front portions of the fingers form a lead-in chamfer at the front of the hood.

Abstract: A contact terminal having two locating portions at two opposite ends for receiving a contact pin, a curved mounting tail longitudinally backwardly extended from one locating portion for fastening to the memory card, an upper connecting portion and a lower connecting portion connected between the locating portions at different elevations, the upper connecting portion and the lower connecting portion having a respective contact portion curved inwards in the middle toward each other for holding down the contact pin, and a longitudinal clamping strip suspended from one locating portion, the longitudinal clamping strip having one end extended from one locating portion toward the other locating portion, an opposite end suspending between the upper connecting portion and the lower connecting portion, and a contact portion curved inwards in the middle toward the contact portions of the upper connecting portion and the lower connecting portion for contact with the contact pin.

Abstract: A contact portion structure of a female terminal (1) has a pair of opposing elastic plate portions (4), two pairs of flat plate-shaped contact portions (5) each pair extending from one of the opposing elastic plate portions (4) and bent at right angles at each end thereof, and contact projections (8) each formed on each inner surface of the flat plate-shaped contact portion (5) and brought into contact with a pin portion (7) of a mated male terminal (6). In particular, a diameter of the contact projections (8) is determined larger than a V-shaped groove (9) of the pin portion (7) of the mated male terminal (6). As a result, it is possible to prevent any contact projection (8) from entering the V-shaped junction groove (9) of the pin portion (7) of the male terminal (6), so that the two male and female terminals can be connected to each other stably without any eccentric contact.

Abstract: A ZIF PGA socket assembly (1) includes a base housing (10) having a top surface (12) and a plurality of elongated cavities (14), and a corresponding number of contacts (100) each having a pair of elongated spaced arms (108, 110) disposed in respective cavities (14). A sliding plate (70) which designedly slidably moves on the top surface (12) of the base housing (10), has a plurality of orifices (74) therethrough in registration with the corresponding cavities (14) in the base housing (10) to not only admit conductive pins from a PGA component into the cavities (14) but also bias one arm (108) of each contact (100) to form an enlarged space between such pair of arms (108, 110) for zero insertion force for conductive pins of the PGA component when the sliding plate (70) is in an operation position. A cover (50) is mounted on the top of the sliding plate (70) for cooperation with the base housing (10) to sandwich the sliding plate (70) therebetween.

Abstract: A contact spring assembly includes a contact spring having a connection part for an electrical conductor and a contact part with a spring leg base and spring legs originating therefrom for contacting a plug contact. A detent sleeve is retained at the spring leg base, produced from sheet metal as a stamped and bent part, surrounds the contact part like a box and constructed as an overspring. The detent sleeve has a bottom wall, two side walls each having an overspring arm being cut out of the side wall, bent inward and resting on a respective one of the spring legs, a top wall being divided by a longitudinal slit, and a detent spring arm being cut out of one of the walls, extending in the longitudinal direction of the detent sleeve and being bent outward. The overspring arms are formed solely by dividing cuts extending substantially crosswise to a longitudinal direction of the detent sleeve.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a housing with rows of offset interspaced contact receiving holes. The holes are angled along each row to facilitate interspacing of the holes with holes of adjacent rows. The electrical contacts are fabricated on a carry strip at an offset angle from the carry strip for simultaneous insertion into the angled holes of one of the rows of holes. Once the contacts are inserted into a row of the holes, the carry strip is removed. Angling the holes and interspacing them with holes in adjacent rows allows the spacing between the center paths of adjacent rows to be reduced. The offset angling of the contacts on the carry strips allows for fabrication of the contacts on the carry strip at a conventional pitch, but with nonetheless can be assembled to the housing to form a final contact spacing in the housing that is smaller than the conventional final contact spacing of prior art connectors.

Abstract: An improved female connector element for a pin and socket electrical connector includes at least four flexible fingers or "cantilever beams" forming a cylindrical socket for the pin of a male connector. A cylindrical sleeve surrounds the fingers and extends beyond their free ends to form an inwardly extending annular guide lip which defines the inlet opening for the pin. The lip both guides the pin properly into the socket and limits the size of the pin that may be inserted, thereby reducing potential damage to the fingers while providing a reliable, durable connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a spring-arm receptacle is surrounded by a hood which is rectangular in cross-section. The hood guides a plug-type terminal tip into the receptacle. The receptacle includes at least one spring arm which is generally convex and defines transverse contact lines which engage opposite surfaces of the terminal tip when it engages the receptacle. At least one arm includes a central portion between the transverse contact lines, which forms a concave spring upon deflection.

Abstract: An electrical connector (2) has a dielectric housing with contact terminals (22) which extend therethrough. The contact terminals (22) are provided to electrically connect a mother board (4) to a daughter card (6). A board-receiving opening (20) is provided in the housing for reception of the daughter card (6) therein. Proximate to the board-receiving opening (20) are latch receiving openings (24) which are dimensioned to receive insertable latch members (40) therein. The latch members (40) are manufactured from material having the desired resilient and strength characteristics, thereby insuring that the latch members (40) will be effective over many cycles. Each latch member (40) has a resilient section (42) for cooperating with the daughter card (6) and a mounting section (44) for cooperating with the mother board (4). The resilient section (42) is able to accommodate a range of board sizes without taking a permanent set.

Abstract: A socket for receiving a lead of an electronic component comprises a socket body having a tubular body portion and a lead gripping portion. The tubular body portion defines a reception zone for receiving the lead of the electronic component along a lead receiving axis. The lead gripping portion has angularly spaced apart spring fingers which are separated by gaps. The spring fingers extend from the tubular body portion and converge inwardly toward the lead receiving axis to define a constriction for frictionally gripping the lead. Segments of the tubular body portion which are adjacent to and axially aligned with the gaps between the spring fingers are bent outwardly. The outwardly bent segments define retention barbs which are engageable with a wall of the hole in the substrate to retain the socket in the substrate.

Abstract: A contact socket having a first and a second elastic contact elements extending in an insertion direction (vertical direction) of a lead pin of an electric part, a lead pin loose insertion portion formed between and along opposite surfaces of the first and second elastic contact elements, and a narrowly-spaced lead pin clamping portion formed between the opposite surfaces, the lead pin inserted into the lead pin loose insertion portion being brought into the narrowly-spaced lead pin clamping portion by moving the lead pin in a horizontal direction, thereby assuring a reliable electrical contact, wherein a pair of normally-inclining slant sides for guiding the lead pin into the narrowly-spaced lead pin clamping portion from the lead pin loose insertion portion are formed between the lead pin loose insertion portion and the narrowly-spaced lead pin clamping portion, a pair of clamping sides forming the narrowly-spaced lead pin clamping portion are formed as reversely-inclining slant sides connected respectively

Abstract: An electrical connector system includes socket and plug connector components which each receive a plurality of electrical wires for interconnection. The socket and plug components each include a molded receiver element having a plurality of elongated, parallel locking finger elements and a molded spacer element having a plurality of elongated, parallel spacer fingers. The receiver and spacer elements are assembled so that their respective fingers are interdigitated to define a plurality of terminal receiver channels within each of the socket and plug components. Each of the electrical wires carries a socket or a pin terminal for connection to respective socket or plug components, the terminals each incorporating a locking surface which engages a corresponding locking surface formed in corresponding terminal receiver channels, so that the terminals can be releasably secured in the connector components.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly having a low insertion force, high normal force mating contact structure comprising a male terminal and a female terminal. The contact portions of the female terminal are adapted to electrically engage the lead-in portion of the male terminal as the male terminal is inserted into the mouth between the contact portion of the female terminal. The lead-in portion of the male terminal is split and defines a pair of diverging beams extending forwardly and angled outwardly from the final contact area. The beams have inwardly facing, laterally offset, opposing camming portions adapted to engage and increasingly deflect the contact portions of the spring arms of the female terminal as the male terminal is moved from an initial position to a final position wherein the female contact portions are in engagement with the final contact area of the male terminal.

Abstract: A miniature disconnect terminal stamp-formed from thin sheet metal stock includes a mounting plate, a bridge, terminal tails extending to either side of the plate and bridge and a pair of hook-shaped spring members extending to one side of the bridge. The spring members include series-oriented cantilever and torsion springs and rigid contact arms at the free ends of the members.

Abstract: A female contact (40) is formed by a plate and has a contact section (46) in the front, a retention section (44) in the midst and a biased tail (45) in the rear. The contact section (46) includes a front ring (41) and a rear ring (42) positioned at two opposite ends thereof, and three beams (431, 432, 433) spaced apart from and parallel to each other, and integrally connected between the front ring (41) and the rear ring (42), respectively. These three beams (431, 432, 433), including a base beam (432) and a pair of auxiliary beams (431, 433) positioned above the base beam (432) within an appropriate angle range relative to the vertical line (L1) of the base beam (432), are inward bowed to each other proximate the middle portion wherein each beam (431, 432, 433) has itself an identical width along its length while the width of the base beam (432) is relatively larger than that of the auxiliary beams (431, 433).

Abstract: A connector of the unitary type with dual-beam contacts is adapted to be inserted in the body of a receiving female connection part and includes a holding beam forming a guiding means for the connector in the body of said connection part and a pair of resilient flexible beams. The two oppositely located beams are disposed substantially perpendicularly to the holding beam, each flexible beam having a contact area, the three connection beams defining together a free entry opening. The connector also includes a bight on which are supported the three connector beams, the bight carrying the output lead of the connector.

Abstract: A miniature motor in which female terminals are substantially embedded in an end cap, and brush arms and the female terminals are electrically connected to each other via internal terminals provided on the inside end face of the end cap; the female terminals are formed into a substantially h longitudinal section; contact ridges for making contact with male terminals to be connected are provided on both sides of the opposed inside surfaces of the female terminals in such a fashion as to protrude in a longitudinally staggered arrangement; the bifurcated ends of the female terminals face the outside end face of the end cap; and the area near both ends of the female terminal in the longitudinal direction is supported by the inside surface of a hole provided on the end cap.

Abstract: An end cap of a fractional horsepower electric motor has channels 27 in which female terminals 18 connect to a power supply plug. The terminals 18 are shaped and configured to ensure good electrical connection with the plug terminals and to prevent the plugs inadvertently disengaging during operation of the motor.