US3600501A - Radially deformable electrical connector including two contiguous members - Google Patents

Radially deformable electrical connector including two contiguous members

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US3600501A
US3600501A US831912A US3600501DA US3600501A US 3600501 A US3600501 A US 3600501A US 831912 A US831912 A US 831912A US 3600501D A US3600501D A US 3600501DA US 3600501 A US3600501 A US 3600501A
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sleeve
post
connector
lead
electrical connection
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David J Crimmins
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ABB Installation Products Inc
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Thomas and Betts Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/10—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation

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Abstract

The deformable electrical connector is made in part of a material which has the property which permits outwardly directed deformation of the connector without failure of the connector while also maintaining the structural stability of the connector during deformation. The connector comprises a sleeve made of deformable material and surrounded by an outer shell of higher tensile strength. The electrical connection is formed by pushing the connector onto a lead and post so that the lead initially penetrates the deformable sleeve of the connector and then, when the deformable sleeve develops the strength of the lead, flattens so as to completely fill the space between the connector and post.

Claims (4)

1. An electrical connection comprising: a conductor post; a connector surrounding said post, said connector including a radially deformable sleeve in contiguous relation to said post; a shell at the exterior of said sleeve, said shell being contiguous to said sleeve and being of higher tensile strength than said sleeve to maintain the unity of said sleeve during radial deformation; and a lead secured in flattened condition between said sleeve and post, said sleeve closely conforming to said post and said flattened lead.
2. An electrical connection as set forth in claim 1 wherein said post is harder than said sleeve and said lead is initially harder than said sleeve prior to flattening of said lead between said post and sleeve.
3. An electrical connection as set forth in claim 1 wherein said post and said lead completely fill the occupied space within said connector to form a gastight connection.
4. An electrical connection as set forth in claim 1 wherein said sleeve is of a material having the property of being deformable radially outwardly thereof without failure in tension while maintaining a degree of stability to retain the structure of said sleeve.
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Cited By (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0340950A1 (en) * 1988-05-06 1989-11-08 The Whitaker Corporation Powdered metal connector
US5430254A (en) * 1993-09-15 1995-07-04 Queen's University Reverse crimp connector
US20140064545A1 (en) * 2012-08-29 2014-03-06 Apple Inc. Systems and methods for enhancing performance of a microphone

Citations (6)

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US2227307A (en) * 1939-03-02 1940-12-31 Gen Motors Corp Bearing structure
US2456601A (en) * 1945-12-13 1948-12-14 Allied Electric Products Inc Solderless contact terminal
US3040150A (en) * 1958-09-05 1962-06-19 Hamilton Watch Co Watch contact post
US3345452A (en) * 1964-02-27 1967-10-03 Thomas & Betts Corp Sintered powdered metal connectors
US3364304A (en) * 1963-11-27 1968-01-16 Amp Inc Electrical cable splice with explosive charge
US3376170A (en) * 1964-02-27 1968-04-02 Thomas & Betts Corp Thermocouple junctions

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2227307A (en) * 1939-03-02 1940-12-31 Gen Motors Corp Bearing structure
US2456601A (en) * 1945-12-13 1948-12-14 Allied Electric Products Inc Solderless contact terminal
US3040150A (en) * 1958-09-05 1962-06-19 Hamilton Watch Co Watch contact post
US3364304A (en) * 1963-11-27 1968-01-16 Amp Inc Electrical cable splice with explosive charge
US3345452A (en) * 1964-02-27 1967-10-03 Thomas & Betts Corp Sintered powdered metal connectors
US3376170A (en) * 1964-02-27 1968-04-02 Thomas & Betts Corp Thermocouple junctions

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0340950A1 (en) * 1988-05-06 1989-11-08 The Whitaker Corporation Powdered metal connector
US5430254A (en) * 1993-09-15 1995-07-04 Queen's University Reverse crimp connector
US20140064545A1 (en) * 2012-08-29 2014-03-06 Apple Inc. Systems and methods for enhancing performance of a microphone
US9579745B2 (en) * 2012-08-29 2017-02-28 Apple Inc. Systems and methods for enhancing performance of a microphone

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