Legal Opinion
Application of Kemper M. Hammell
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 11, 1964No. Patent Appeal 7201PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMOND, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Board of Appeals holding the claims of application Serial No. 687,217 1 unpatentable.
The invention relates to self-locking electrical terminals for connecting the ends of a pair of wires, and particularly to tapered tabs of small size made from sheet metal. The flat tabs are tapered at an angle of about 3 to 4 degrees between the sides of the tab in order that the receptacle-entering end of the tab is narrower than the wire-connected end. The receptacle, connected through a ferrule to the bared end of an insulated conductor, is adapted to…
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