Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrical terminal with balanced front end protection
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Application No.: US15704086Application Date: 2017-09-14
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Publication No.: US10283889B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Michael Glick , Deborah Probert , David Menzies , Michael James Porter
- Applicant: Lear Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Southfield
- Assignee: Lear Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lear Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Southfield
- Agency: MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
- Main IPC: H01R13/187
- IPC: H01R13/187 ; H01R13/11 ; H01R13/05 ; H01R13/18

Abstract:
An electrical terminal includes a contact member. The contact member includes a contact base. The contact member includes a plurality of contact arms extending from the contact base. The contact arms are arranged on opposed sides of a terminal plane. The electrical terminal also includes a spring member. The spring member includes a spring base. The spring member includes a plurality of spring arms. The spring arms extend from the spring base. Each of the spring arms engages one or more of the contact arms. The spring member also includes a shroud. The shroud is connected to the spring base and extends around the contact arms and beyond the contact arms. The spring member is symmetrical across the terminal plane.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190081425A1 ELECTRICAL TERMINAL WITH BALANCED FRONT END PROTECTION Public/Granted day:2019-03-14
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