Multi-piece socket contact assembly

摘要

A system and method is provided for securing a spring body against a socket body, thereby reducing movement of the spring body during periods of vibration. Preferred embodiments of the present invention operate in accordance with a socket body that includes at least a proximal end, a spring body that includes at least a distal end, and a sleeve. In one embodiment of the present invention, the distal end of the spring body is configured to be placed over the proximal end of the socket body, and the sleeve is configured to be placed over the distal end of the spring body. The sleeve preferably includes an inner circumference that is sized to creating a frictional engagement between an inner surface of the sleeve and an outer surface of the spring body, and between an inner surface of the spring body and an outer surface of the socket body.

主权项

1. A socket contact assembly, comprising:
a socket body comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is configured to be connected to a conductor, and the proximal end includes at least an outer surface; a spring body comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end includes a female connector and the distal end includes a plurality of tines; and a sleeve including at least one indent that includes at least one inner surface; wherein the female connector of the spring body is configured to be connected to an external male connector, the plurality of tines are configured to be placed over the proximal end of the socket body, so that the plurality of tines are in communication with the outer surface of the proximal end of the socket body, the sleeve is configured to (i) be secured to at least one of the distal end of the spring body and the socket body and (ii) secure the spring body onto the socket body by frictionally engaging the plurality of tines between the outer surface of the proximal end of the socket body and the at least one inner surface of the sleeve, and the at least one indent prevents the plurality of tines, which are at least partially angled in relation to the proximal end of the spring body, from moving in relation to the proximal end of the socket body.