Patent ID: 7086150
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of making a twist-on wire connector with enhanced impact resistance comprising the steps of: forming a mandrel having an external surface in the shape of a spiral male thread; dipping the mandrel in a vat of dip-moldable material to form a coating on the mandrel; removing the mandrel with the coating from the vat; allowing the coating to solidify on the mandrel to form a dip-molded shell around the mandrel; removing the mandrel from the dip-molded shell to thereby leave a hollow dip-molded shell with a spiral female thread located on an interior surface of the dip-molded shell; and inserting a twist-on wire coil with a male spiral thread into the spiral female thread in the dip-molded hollow shell to form a twist-on wire connector with the dip-molded shell forming a housing having enhanced impact resistance.