摘要 |
A terminal socket assembly (10) for interconnecting electrically powered vehicular components with a male input pin (12) and an output cable (14), characterized in that said socket assembly includes a spring cage blank (16) having first (40) and second (42) extending edges, a plurality of spaced apart and angled beams (44) extending between said edges (40, 42), components for shaping said spring cage blank into a substantially cylindrical configuration and in which said angled beams are arranged in a substantially helix pattern, and a substantially tubular shaped and interiorly hollowed sleeve (118, 162, 176, 200, 212) for axially receiving and fixedly retaining said configured spring cage, the male pin being biasingly mated with said interiorly hollowed sleeve and assembled spring cage, said sleeve further comprising gripping portions (130, 132, 168,222) for fixedly engaging an end of the cable. |