Cable termination sleeve for mating with connector pin - contains permanently bowed leaf spring held in slots of tubular end into which pin is pushed

摘要

The body(25) of the sleeve has a tubular end (3) for the insertion of the pin, and an open end (5) to which the cable is secured. A flexible contact piece (25) in the form of a bowed rectangular leaf spring has four laternal projections (37,41) for slotting (33,35) into the sidewalls (29) of the tubular end (3). The pin inserted into the opening (31) is urged by the contact piece (25) upwards against the roof of the sleeve where it is held firmly. ADVANTAGE - Initial insertion force is reduced without any significant change in stabilised contact pressure.