Patent ID: 8998657
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A female electrical contact arrangement adapted for engagement with a male blade-type electrical conductor, comprising: a housing having a passage configured to receive the male conductor, wherein at least a portion of the housing is defined by spaced apart first and second sidewalls formed of a non deformable material that define the passage, wherein the first and second sidewalls are in a constant fixed position relative to each other, and wherein the passage extends along a longitudinal axis; a first conductive element located adjacent the first sidewall; a second conductive element located adjacent the second sidewall; a screw terminal selectively engageable with a first end of the first conductive element and the second conductive element, wherein the screw terminal is configured for engagement with a portion of an electrical connection device; wherein the first conductive element and second conductive element define an open conductor insertion space therebetween; wherein at least the first conductive element has an undulating configuration that defines at least a pair of longitudinally spaced conductor engagement areas and a pair of sidewall engagement areas; and wherein, when the male conductor is inserted into the passage between the first and second conductive elements, the pair of sidewall engagement areas of the first conductive element engage the first sidewall at a pair of discrete longitudinally spaced locations along the length of the first sidewall and the pair of conductor engagement areas of the first conductive element electrically engage the male conductor at a pair of discrete longitudinally spaced locations along the length of the male conductor.