Caged poke home contact

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9774122-B2
Application number	US-201615206379-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2016
Priority date	Oct 6, 2014
Publication date	Sep 26, 2017
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017

Abstract

A single element connector includes a first cage-like structure configured to receive a wire. The first cage-like structure includes an insert end and a single contact tine coupled to a top wall of the first cage-like structure. The single contact tine extends downward from the top wall to a base of the single element connector and directs a wire inserted into the single element connector to the base of the single element connector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A single element connector, the single element connector comprising:
a first cage-like structure configured to receive a wire; and
a single contact tine coupled to a top wall of the first cage-like structure, wherein the single contact tine extends downward from the top wall toward a base of the single element connector, and wherein the single contact tine is configured to direct the wire toward the base of the single element connector;
wherein the first cage-like structure further comprises a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, wherein the bottom wall is on a same side of the first cage-like structure as the base, and wherein the bottom wall of the first cage-like structure comprises two bent over extensions of each respective first and second side wall of the first cage-like structure.

2. The single element connector of claim 1 , wherein the two bent over extensions extend inward toward the opposing side wall and extend perpendicular to the respective first and second side walls.

3. The single element connector of claim 2 , wherein the bottom wall comprises an opening between the respective ends of the two bent over extensions.

4. The single element connector of claim 1 , wherein the two bent over extensions extend outward away from the respective first and second side walls and away from the single contact tine, and wherein the two bent over extensions extend perpendicular to the respective first and second side walls.

5. The single element connector of claim 1 , further comprising a second cage-like structure.

6. The single element connector of claim 5 , wherein the second cage-like structure comprises a plurality of walls bent into a box-like structure having a top wall, a bottom wall, and at least two side walls.

7. The single element connector of claim 6 , wherein the bottom wall of the second cage-like structure comprises two bent over extensions of each respective side wall of the second cage-like structure.

8. The single element connector of claim 7 , wherein the two bent over extensions extend inward toward the opposing side wall and extend perpendicular to the respective side wall.

9. The single element connector of claim 8 , wherein the bottom wall comprises an opening between the respective ends of the two bent over extensions.

10. The single element connector of claim 6 , wherein the two bent over extensions extend outward away from the opposing side wall and extend perpendicular to the respective side wall.

11. The single element connector of claim 5 , wherein the first cage-like structure and the second cage-like structure are coupled together by a first side portion and a second side portion, and wherein the first side portion and the second side portion are generally parallel to each other.

12. The single element connector of claim 11 , wherein the base further includes an exposed portion between the bottom wall of the first cage-like structure and the bottom wall of the second cage-like structure.

13. The single element connector of claim 5 , wherein the single contact element, comprising the first cage-like structure, the second cage-like structure, the first and second side walls, and the contact tine, consists of a single piece of electrically-conductive material.

14. The single element connector of claim 1 , wherein the contact tine is configured to direct the wire toward the base of the single element connector to connect with an electrically conducting printed circuit board.

15. The single element connector of claim 1 , wherein the contact tine extends downward from the top wall of the first cage-like structure at a 45 degree angle toward the exposed portion of the base.

16. The single element connector of claim 1 , further comprising a second cage-like structure,
wherein the first cage-like structure comprises a plurality of walls bent into a box-like structure having the top wall and at least two side walls, and wherein the at least two side walls comprise a flange extending downward from a bottom of each of the side walls, and
wherein the second cage-like structure comprises a plurality of walls bent into a box-like structure having the top wall and at least two side walls, and wherein the at least two side walls comprise a flange extending downward from a bottom of each of the side walls.

17. The single element connector of claim 1 , wherein the first cage-like structure comprises a front wall and an insert end formed into the front wall, and wherein a bottom wall of the first cage-like structure comprises two bent over extensions of the front wall.

18. The single element connector of claim 1 , wherein only a single contact tine is coupled to the top wall such that no other contact tines are coupled to the top wall except for the single contact tine.

19. The single element connector of claim 1 , wherein the top wall extends substantially perpendicular to the at least two side walls.

20. The single element connector of claim 1 , wherein the two bent over extensions are separated by a gap that extends an entire length of the two bent over extensions.

Assignees

• Avx Corp

Inventors

• Bishop Peter G

Classifications

• H01R12/718 Primary

  Contact members provided on the PCB without an insulating housing (contacts for abutting H01R12/714) · CPC title

• H01R12/53 Primary

  connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables · CPC title

• H01R13/428 Primary

  by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members · CPC title

• H01R4/4809

  using a leaf spring to bias the conductor toward the busbar · CPC title

• H01R4/4826

  and having a hole for the conductor, e.g. a wire, passing through · CPC title