Patent ID: 6682357
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for connecting a conductor to a generally cylindrical conductive terminal post, comprising:a first connector portion comprising a cylindrical shell of about the same axial length as the terminal post, said shell having an open forward end and an inner surface with an inner circumference to completely encircle the terminal post, said shell having at least one rectangular opening therein; a band for encircling at least a portion of said shell, said band including at least one inwardly extending dimple shaped for receipt in said at least one opening, said dimple having a forward wall, a rearward wall spaced from said forward wall and outer and inner walls between said forward and rearward walls, each said wall sloping inwardly in said band to form said dimple, said dimple having a length between said forward and rearward walls in an axial direction of said band and a width between said inner and outer walls in a circumferential direction of said band, said length being greater than said width; and a second connector portion for gripping and making electrical contact with the conductor.