US 12,283,767 B2
Terminal spring spacer, and a female terminal utilizing said spring spacer
Philip Anthony Carbaugh, Singapore (SG); and Preston Carter Costella, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to J.S.T. CORPORATION, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Filed by J.S.T. CORPORATION, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/986,686.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/403,640, filed on Sep. 2, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0079810 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/03 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/113 (2013.01) [H01R 13/03 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A terminal spring spacer, comprising:
a main body having an upper member and a lower member;
a central member respectively connected to said upper member and said lower member to form a closed loop with a central space, said central space accommodating therein first and second terminal bases of a female terminal;
a front member and a rear member respectively extending from said central member at an angled direction inward toward said central space,
wherein said upper member and said lower member control an expansion of a gap between said first and second terminal bases away from each other, and
wherein said front member and said rear member control a contraction of said gap of said first and second terminal bases toward each other, thereby directly controlling an interface gap extending towards opening and closing directions between said first and second terminals of said female terminal.