Electrical connector insert
US4387944A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 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
An electrical connector insert that permits front or rear release of the contact within the connector and rear removal of a contact. The invention relates to connectors and more particularly to an electrical connector insert within the connector that retains electrical contacts (50) having a enlarged middle portion (51) and is characterized by a plurality of resiliently and radially expandable tubular contact retention towers (15) each having an internal annular groove (18) that engages the enlarged portion (51) of a respective contact (50) surfaces (16 and 17) on opposite sides of said groove (18) taper radially outwardly away from said groove and are adapted to receive an appropriate tool from the rear or the front of the tower (15) to radially expand the tower (15) whereby a contact (50) is released from either the front or rear of the tower (15) for removal from the rear of the tower.
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