Cover for multiple terminal electrical connector
US4396245A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1981 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53257
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cover used to retain terminals in a connector housing prior to application of the housing to a printed board. The over is applied to the face of the connector housing and simulates the shape of a mating connector. Terminals, when assembled in the connector housing at the terminal receiving face abut the cover and are forced into receiving grooves in the housing. Pressure applied to the terminals by the cover retains the terminals within the housing until the housing and terminals are mounted in a printed circuit board. The cover also functions as a dust cover as well as a tool for insertion of the connector into a printed circuit board.
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