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Flat flexible cable terminal and electrical connection
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Inventors: Kinkaid, Robert John; Asick, John Carl;
Assignee: AMP Incorporated (Harrisburg, PA)
Primary Examiner: McGlynn; Joseph H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kita; Gerald K., Egan; Russell J.
The present invention relates to a terminal intended for crimped electrical connection to a conductor of flat configuration encased within an insulation sheath or jacket. The terminals is specifically suitable for penetrating through the insulation jacket and for encircling the conductor to establish a mechanical and electrical connection therewith. The terminal is provided with opposed pairs of sharpened teeth which are intended to be crimped or bent in curled relationship over the side margins of the flat configuration conductor, inwardly deforming or pinching the conductor side margins at a plurality of locations. The edges of the teeth are sharpened to insure penetration of the teeth through the insulation jacket to establish the desired electrical connection with the inwardly crimped portion of the conductor. The terminal teeth define clearances therebetween into which portions of the conductor side margins are forcibly wedged. The edges of the teeth adjacent the clearances are sharp to slice through the insulation jacket and electrically contact the conductor. The tips of the teeth are curled toward the conductor and press the conductor against a web portion of the terminal and also to flatten the conductor against the web portion of the terminal and forcibly wedge the side margins of the terminal into the clearances between the side margins of the terminals into the clearances between the adjacent teeth. By inwardly pinching the conductor side margins with the terminal teeth and by wedging additional portions of the side margins into the teeth surfaces of adjacent teeth, the terminal may be crimped in encircling relationship on a conductor, applying sufficient pressure to maintain good electrical contact between the terminal and conductor. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
An electrical terminal adapted to grip opposite side margins of an elongated flat configuration conductor, the terminal comprising: a web portion, a first pair of teeth extending from said web portion of the conductor for inwardly deforming one side margin of the conductor in two places along the length of the conductor, a second pair of teeth extending from said web portion, for inwardly deforming another side margin of the conductor in two places along the length of the conductor, said first pair of teeth defining a clearance therebetween for receiving therein a portion of one side margin of the conductor which lies between the inwardly deformed two places of the conductor, said second pair of teeth defining a clearance therebetween for receiving therein a portion of another side margin of the conductor which lies between the inwardly deformed two places of the conductor, said teeth of each pair being deformable toward said web to pinch said conductor against said web, said first pair of teeth being offset from said second pair of teeth longitudinally along the length of the web, with at least one of the teeth of each pair disposed across said web opposite the clearances between the teeth of the opposite pair so at least one of the teeth of each pair will pinch the conductor against said web and thereby tend to press the conductor into wedged relationship into the clearance between the teeth of the opposite pair.
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The connection as recited in claim 1, and further wherein, said teeth penetrate the insulation jacket at the inwardly pinched and deformed portions of the conductor side margins to establish electrical contact of the teeth with said side margins, and the edge surfaces of adjacent teeth of each pair being sharp and penetrating through the insulation jacket and in electrical contact with the portions of the side margins which are wedged between the adjacent teeth.
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The connection as recited in claim 1, wherein the adjacent teeth of each pair are substantially tapered to define a tapered clearance therebetween with portions of the conductor side margins wedged into each of the tapered clearances between adjacent teeth, and with said teeth having sharp edges facing the clearances between the adjacent teeth which penetrate the insulation jacket on said conductor portions that are wedged into said clearances to establish electrical contact therewith
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Fuel Cells 
