Electrical connector
US4842541A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/627
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A female electrical connector and a male electrical connector. The two connectors are designed to interconnect in a locking relationship. The female electrical connector is an insulative housing member, formed from two parts and a locking mechanism is provided for locking together the two parts. The first of the two parts has a plurality of parallel passages and a cylindrical female contact member retained at one end of each of the parallel passages. Each of the female contact members is attached at one end to an electrical conductor and is provided with a collar proximate the other end. A resilient tang having at least one projection is provided for cooperation with the collar. A latching mechanism is provided for holding the two insulative housing members together. The second part of the female insulative housing member has a body section which is adapted to receive the first part of the female housing member. The body has a back wall with holes aligned with the parallel passages. Either the female or the electrical connector can be provided with a skirt for receiving the other member. A male contact member is retained in each of the passages and is attached to an electrical cond…
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