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An electrical connector and method of making an electrical connection for reliably supporting conductors with a high retention force. The connector has two conductor-engaging members joined through a pin making an interference fit with and bonding itself to at least one member. The pin contains groo

An electrical connector and method of making an electrical connection for reliably supporting conductors with a high retention force. The connector has two conductor-engaging members joined through a pin making an interference fit with and bonding itself to at least one member. The pin contains grooves and lands on its surface which are permanently altered as the pin is pressed or fired into the conductor engaging member to provide a strong, high retention force cold welded connection.

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An electrical connector device for connecting two electrical conductors comprising: (a) a first electrically conducting conductor engaging member, (b) a second electrically conducting conductor engaging member interactible with the first member for supporting the conductors, the second member having

An electrical connector device for connecting two electrical conductors comprising: (a) a first electrically conducting conductor engaging member, (b) a second electrically conducting conductor engaging member interactible with the first member for supporting the conductors, the second member having an aperture therein, and (c) pin means inserted into the aperture of the second member for retaining the first and second member together, the pin means on one end thereof having a cross-section larger than the aperture and a surface profile containing lands which permanently deform as the pin means is driven into the aperture of the second member, to produce a solid phase bonding between the surfaces at the pin to second conductor interface and thereby support the second member and electrical conductors with a retention force, and on the other end thereof means for retaining the first member together with the conductors and second member after the one end is driven into the aperture of the second member. A method of making an electrical connection comprising: (a) placing an electrical conductor between two electrically conducting conductor engaging members, at least one of which has an aperture therein, (b) inserting a pin means into the aperture, the pin means enabled to retain the other member, and (c) cold welding the pin means to the aperture to produce a solid phase bonding between the surfaces at the pin means to the other member interface and thereby create a strong bond between the pin means and the one member having the aperture whereby the conductor is held between the two members with a high retention force.