Patent ID: 11870175
Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. An electrical connector assembly, the connector assembly comprising:
a spring member having both a rear extent and a spring arm with an outer surface, and;
a first electrically conductive connector having a male terminal body with:
(i) a connection plate,
(ii) a receiver,
(iii) a first side wall having a contact beam extending at an outward angle from a first end portion of the first side wall, the contact beam having an inner surface, and
(iv) a rear wall extending between the connection plate and the first side wall; and

wherein when the spring member is inserted into the receiver of the first electrically conductive connector: (a) the rear extent of the spring member is positioned adjacent to the rear wall of the male terminal body, and (b) a gap is formed between an extent of the outer surface of the spring arm and the inner surface of the contact beam.