Electrical connector
US4932899A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/4223
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing having a terminal-receiving chamber. When a terminal is fully inserted in the chamber, the terminal is lockingly engaged with an elastic retainer arm mounted within the chamber, so that the terminal is prevented from withdrawal from the chamber. A spacer is inserted into the chamber so as to be received in a space formed between the retainer arm and an inner surface of the chamber. The spacer is elastically deformable by the housing when the spacer is inserted into the chamber. The terminal is engageable with the retainer arm to elastically deform the same to reduce the space when the terminal is incompletely inserted in the chamber, so that the spacer in its deformed condition is prevented from being inserted into the space.
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