Patent ID: 6039597
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21Y,H01R

Abstract:
An electrical contact comprising:a) a contact body having a first end and a second end;b) said contact body made up of a top wall and a bottom wall partially joined to one another by a partial side wall and arranged to form a box with an open side wall;c) said top wall at said first end having a first inwardly directed segment in a direction towards said bottom wall, followed by a first outwardly directed segments in a direction away from said bottom wall and a first curved segment between said first inwardly and first outwardly directed segments;d) said bottom wall at said first end having a second inwardly directed element in a direction towards said top wall, followed by a second outwardly directed segment in a direction away from said top wall and a second curved segment between said second inwardly and second outwardly directed segments, said first and second curved segments separated by a distance to permit the entry and retention of an electrical contact therebetween; ande) a first cantilevered member extending from said bottom wall at said second end of said contact body, said cantilevered member bent inwardly towards an inside surface of said bottom wall and having a free end spaced apart from an inside surface of said top wall to engage the bared end of a conductor inserted between said free end and said inside surface of said top wall, said cantilevered member acting a an independent one-way clutch to prevent the removal of an inserted conductor.