Electrical connector insert assembly
US4386816A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R43/20
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is an electrical connector insert assembly for retaining contacts in electrical connector of the type having front or rear releasable and rear removable contacts. The insert assembly that retains the contacts includes inserts (10) and (20) each having a plurality of passages (11, 21) having a respective contact (50) mounted therein and is characterized by a first and second plurality of resiliently and radially deflectable contact retention members (15, 25) arranged in face to face relationship in each of the passages (11, 21) the retention members (15, 25) having facing shoulders (16, 26) that retain the contact (50) by engaging the shoulders (52) and (53) of the enlarged portion (51) of the contact 50. Each of the contact retention members (15) include a free end portion (27, 17) with the free end portion (27) of one of the deflectable members (25) overlapping the free end portion (17) of the other deflectable member (15) so that when an appropriate tool is inserted into the passage (11) in one of the inserts (10) and the overlapped members are deflected radially outwardly, the overlapping members (27) also deflect radially outwardly to disengage its shoulder (26) f…
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