Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an elongate insulative housing having a plurality of cavities extending in side-by-side relation along the longitudinal housing direction. Each of the cavities is nominally spaced for fine pitch applications to be on the order of 0.050 inch. A wire contact assembly which is snapped into the connector housing and resiliently held therein by a releasable latch, comprises an insulation crimping portion that is formed during the crimping process to be of oval configuration. The oval configuration allows the use of wires at least as large as 28 AWG in such fine pitch spacings and permits installation of each wire contact assembly into the connector in the same orientation.

Abstract: A two piece male contact, such as a harness contact for use in a harness connector. The two piece male contact includes an elongated contact pin which is connectable to a mating female contact, and a terminal, one end of which is electrically and mechanically attached to the contact pin and the other end of which is connectable to a conductor.

Abstract: Particularly applicable to implantable stimulation devices, a system is provided for laser-welding an electrically conductive elongate member, typically a lead, or elongate member, interconnecting operating components of a stimulation device. A bore is formed in a termination component for the slidable reception of the elongate member. Also formed in the termination component is an aperture in communication with the bore and having an axis which extends in a direction transverse that of the axis of the bore. The elongate member is positioned so it extends through the bore in the termination component and is thereby coplanar with and intersects the axis of the aperture.

Abstract: A flat plug includes a base body having a first and a second end, a terminal part integrally connected to the first end of the base body, and a contact blade having two blade halves integrally connected to the second end of the base body. The two blade halves have a broad side, an outer contour and a longitudinal axis. The blade halves are mutually symmetrical about the longitudinal axis with respect to the outer contour. Additionally, the broad side of the two blade halves rest flat against one another in a folded state, whereas the two blade halves are spaced apart from one another along the longitudinal axis in an unfolded state.

Abstract: A reverse insulation grip blade for an electrical connector includes a contact pin with one of its ends electrically and physically connected to a conductive wire. The wire has strands of conductive material runnning through the core of the wire. The ends of these wire strands are retained by a sheath of insulation at the end of the wire which resists the tendency of the strand ends to fan out from the wire core. The wire is connected to the contact pin by a crimp with crimp arms which overlie the insulation sheath as well as a portion of exposed conductor in the wire.

Abstract: An electrical terminal is for use in an automotive wire harness connector. The electrical terminal has a conductor crimping portion for crimping the conductor of an electrical wire and a stabilizer which crimps the insulation coating of the electrical wire and prevents rolling of the electrical terminal. The stabilizer has a bottom plate which is partly cut to form an aperture, the portions of the bottom plate defining both ends of the aperture being bent and raised inward so as to enhance the crimping force on the insulation coating of the electrical wire.

Abstract: A male circuit board terminal includes a unitary electrically conductive housing with an outboard section, a core section and an inboard section arranged to provide a sound mechnical connection and electrical connection between the circuit board and a cut electrical lead.

Abstract: An electrical connector for terminating an electrical pin wire, said electrical connector comprising;a wire barrel having a length and an inside diameter such that both an electrically conductive portion and an electrical insulation jacket portion of said wire are insertable therein,said wire barrel being mechanically crimped to provide at least one point of electrical and mechanical connection to said electrically conductive portion and at least one point of mechanical connection to said electrical insulation jacket portion of said wire.