Title: Electrical connectors and contact assemblies therefor

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a contact assembly having a cylindrical contact element and a terminal member defining a cylindrical contact element support surface and contact element retention surfaces juxtaposed with the support surface with passages opening into the terminal member and extending through the retention surfaces. Axially facing ends of the retention surfaces have spacing therebetween less than the axial extent of the contact element for retaining the same and axially distal ends of the passages have spacing therebetween exceeding the contact element axial extent to facilitate non-deforming contact element insertion in the terminal member.

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Inventors: Storck, Glenn E. (Long Valley, NJ, US)
Kominiak, Andrew A. (Flanders, NJ, US)

Application Number: 683881
Filing Date: 1976-05-06
Publication_date: 1978-04-04
Assignee: Amerace Corporation (New York, NY)
Primary Class(es): 439/827
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2280728

Apr, 1942

Streib

339/256.

Other Refs: 2,138,98922,476704,4502,035,681

Jan, 1973	DT
Dec, 1961	DT
Mar, 1941	DD
Jan, 1972	DT

Primary Examiner: McGlynn, Joseph H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Bender; S. Michael