Patent ID: 6238252
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A flat plug-in contact member for electrical plug-in connections, comprising:a stamped/bent part having a longitudinal direction and a material thickness, said stamped/bent part including:a line terminal element defined at a first end of said stamped/bent part;a box-shaped intermediate region following said line terminal element bent to form a cross-sectionally rectangular box having two side walls, a bottom wall connecting said two side walls, a top wall, and a height; said two side walls of said box-shaped intermediate region having free longitudinal edges and tabs projecting from said free longitudinal edges for providing at least one of bearing support for and connection to said top wall; anda contact blade disposed at a second end of said stamped/bent part and formed of a connecting location, a first blade half, and a second blade half, said contact blade protruding from said intermediate region and being thicker than both of said line terminal element and said box-shaped intermediate region, said first blade half runs in alignment in said longitudinal direction and adjoins said bottom wall of said box-shaped intermediate region, said second blade half adjoins said first blade half, said top wall adjoins said second blade half, said second blade half being bent back through 180.degree. over said first blade half at said connecting location of said first and second blade halves by a folding transverse to said longitudinal direction of said first and second blade halves, said contact blade thereby being twice said material thickness, and said top wall thereby comes to lie between said two side walls for forming said boxshaped intermediate region.