EP0602681A3 - Receptacle terminal having retention means. - Google Patents

Receptacle terminal having retention means. Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0602681A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: retention means; receptacle terminal; receptacle; terminal; retention
Prior art date: 1992-12-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP93120452A

Other versions

EP0602681B1 (en

EP0602681A2 (en

Inventor

Gheorghe Hotea

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Whitaker LLC

Original Assignee

Whitaker LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1992-12-18

Filing date

1993-12-17

Publication date

1995-12-20

1993-12-17 Application filed by Whitaker LLC filed Critical Whitaker LLC

1994-06-22 Publication of EP0602681A2 publication Critical patent/EP0602681A2/en

1995-12-20 Publication of EP0602681A3 publication Critical patent/EP0602681A3/en

1998-10-28 Application granted granted Critical

1998-10-28 Publication of EP0602681B1 publication Critical patent/EP0602681B1/en

2013-12-17 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/02—Contact members
- H01R13/10—Sockets for co-operation with pins or blades
- H01R13/11—Resilient sockets
- H01R13/115—U-shaped sockets having inwardly bent legs, e.g. spade type

EP19930120452 1992-12-18 1993-12-17 Receptacle terminal having retention means Expired - Lifetime EP0602681B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB929226385A GB9226385D0 (en)	1992-12-18	1992-12-18	Receptacle terminal having retention means
GB9226385		1992-12-18

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0602681A2 EP0602681A2 (en)	1994-06-22
EP0602681A3 true EP0602681A3 (en)	1995-12-20
EP0602681B1 EP0602681B1 (en)	1998-10-28

Family

ID=10726809

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19930120452 Expired - Lifetime EP0602681B1 (en)	1992-12-18	1993-12-17	Receptacle terminal having retention means

Country Status (4)

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EP (1)	EP0602681B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69321813T2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2125297T3 (en)
GB (1)	GB9226385D0 (en)

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US3183471A (en) *	1963-02-08	1965-05-11	Thomas & Betts Corp	Electrical terminal and connection
US3633156A (en) *	1969-04-29	1972-01-04	Amp Inc	Tab receptacle
FR2195084A1 (en) *	1972-08-02	1974-03-01	Int Standard Electric Corp
EP0142255A1 (en) *	1983-10-31	1985-05-22	AMP INCORPORATED (a New Jersey corporation)	Receptacle terminal having locking lance
WO1990007805A1 (en) *	1988-12-23	1990-07-12	Amp Incorporated	Receptacle terminal having retention means

1992
- 1992-12-18 GB GB929226385A patent/GB9226385D0/en active Pending
1993
- 1993-12-17 ES ES93120452T patent/ES2125297T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-12-17 DE DE1993621813 patent/DE69321813T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-12-17 EP EP19930120452 patent/EP0602681B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3183471A (en) *	1963-02-08	1965-05-11	Thomas & Betts Corp	Electrical terminal and connection
US3633156A (en) *	1969-04-29	1972-01-04	Amp Inc	Tab receptacle
FR2195084A1 (en) *	1972-08-02	1974-03-01	Int Standard Electric Corp
EP0142255A1 (en) *	1983-10-31	1985-05-22	AMP INCORPORATED (a New Jersey corporation)	Receptacle terminal having locking lance
US4534613A (en) *	1983-10-31	1985-08-13	Amp Incorporated	Receptacle terminal having locking lance
WO1990007805A1 (en) *	1988-12-23	1990-07-12	Amp Incorporated	Receptacle terminal having retention means

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB9226385D0 (en)	1993-02-10
DE69321813T2 (en)	1999-04-29
EP0602681B1 (en)	1998-10-28
EP0602681A2 (en)	1994-06-22
DE69321813D1 (en)	1998-12-03
ES2125297T3 (en)	1999-03-01

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