التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
EYE-OF-THE-NEEDLE MOUNTING TERMINAL |
| Document Number: |
20110159743 |
| تاريخ النشر: |
June 30, 2011 |
| Appl. No: |
12/973614 |
| Application Filed: |
December 20, 2010 |
| مستخلص: |
An electrical contact is provided having an eye-of-the-needle (EON) mounting terminal that has a reduced stub capacitance with respect to conventional eye-of-the-needle mounting terminals. |
| Inventors: |
Johnescu, Douglas M. (York, PA, US); Nardone, Daniel V. (Harrisburg, PA, US) |
| Claim: |
1. A mounting terminal of an electrical contact that extends distally from a distal surface of a contact body, the mounting terminal comprising: a pair of opposed resilient beams defining respective proximal ends, respective distal ends opposite the proximal ends, and respective intermediate regions disposed between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the pair of opposed resilient beams are joined at their proximal ends; wherein each of the beams defines a diverging proximal section extending distally between the proximal end and the intermediate region, and a converging lower section extending distally between the intermediate region and the distal end, so as to define an opening disposed between the beams, wherein the opening defines a substantially oval-shaped distal portion and a proximal portion that extends proximally from the distal portion and defines a width less than that of the oval-shaped distal portion. |
| Claim: |
2. The mounting terminal as recited in claim 1, wherein the proximal portion of the opening extends substantially linearly from the distal portion. |
| Claim: |
3. The mounting terminal as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the opposed resilient beams defines an inner surface that at least partially defines the opening, and an opposed outer surface, and each of the opposed resilient beams defines a thickness between the inner and outer surfaces between approximately 0.105 mm and approximately 0.155 mm. |
| Claim: |
4. The mounting terminal as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the opposed resilient beams defines a thickness that increases distally between the proximal end and the intermediate region, and decreases distally between the intermediate region and the distal end. |
| Claim: |
5. The mounting terminal as recited in claim 4, wherein the thickness is greatest at the intermediate region. |
| Claim: |
6. The mounting terminal as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the opposed resilient beams defines a thickness that is substantially constant along the proximal end, the intermediate region, and the distal end. |
| Claim: |
7. The mounting terminal as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the opposed resilient beams are joined to each other at their distal ends. |
| Claim: |
8. The mounting terminal as recited in claim 1, wherein the distal ends of each of the opposed resilient beams are separated from each other. |
| Claim: |
9. The mounting terminal as recited in claim 8, wherein the distal ends of each of the opposed resilient beams are configured to abut when the resilient beams are compressed toward each other. |
| Claim: |
10. A mounting terminal of an electrical contact that extends distally from a distal surface of a contact body, the mounting terminal comprising: a pair of opposed resilient beams defining respective proximal ends, respective distal ends opposite the proximal ends, and respective intermediate regions disposed between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the pair of opposed resilient beams are joined at their proximal ends; wherein each of the beams defines a diverging proximal section extending distally between the proximal end and the intermediate region, and a converging lower section extending distally between the intermediate region and the distal end, so as to define an opening disposed between the beams, wherein the opening defines a substantially diamond-shaped distal portion and a proximal portion that extends proximally from the distal portion and defines a width less than that of the oval-shaped distal portion. |
| Claim: |
11. The mounting terminal as recited in claim 10, wherein the proximal portion of the opening extends substantially linearly from the distal portion. |
| Claim: |
12. A mounting terminal of an electrical contact that extends distally from a distal surface of a contact body, the mounting terminal comprising: a press-fit tail including a pair of opposed resilient beams defining respective proximal ends, respective distal ends opposite the proximal ends, and respective intermediate regions disposed between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the pair of opposed resilient beams are joined at their proximal ends and separated from each other at their distal ends, and define tapered surfaces at the distal ends that are configured to slide past each other as the press-fit tail is compressed, the mounting terminal defining an opening extending through the press-fit tail at a location between the pair of opposed resilient beams. |
| Claim: |
13. The mounting terminal as recited in claim 12, further defining a gap disposed between the distal ends before the press-fit tail is compressed. |
| Claim: |
14. The mounting terminal as recited in claim 12, wherein the distal ends are configured to ride along each as the resilient beams slide past each other. |
| Claim: |
15. A method to make a plurality of electrical contacts, each of the plurality of electrical contacts having a contact body and a press fit tail that extends from the contact body and having a pair of opposed resilient beams that extend from the contact body to respective free distal ends, each of the plurality of contacts defining a stub length, the method comprising the step of: making a first electrical contact of the plurality of electrical contacts, the first electrical contact defining a first stub length and a first gap disposed between the free distal ends of the pair of resilient beams; and making a second electrical contact of the plurality of electrical contacts, the second electrical contact defining a second stub length and a second gap disposed between the free distal ends of the pair of resilient beams, wherein the second gap is greater than the first gap, and the second stub length is less than the first stub length. |
| Current U.S. Class: |
439/660 |
| Current International Class: |
01; 01 |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edspap.20110159743 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
USPTO Patent Applications |
