Electrical connector
US4952155A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R29/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an electrical connector, which comprises a male connector housing having a plurality of female terminals connected to wires, respectively, and a female connector housing, which is to be fitted to the male housing, having a plurality of male terminals connected to wires, respectively. Each of the female terminals has a first and a second tab receptacles, and each of the male terminal has a tab portion to be fitted to the first tab receptacle of the female terminals when the male and female housings are fitted together. The connector further comprises a joint terminal having at least one substantially U-shaped contact to be fitted to second tab receptacles of female terminals. The joint terminal is served to achieve electrical connection between some of the female terminals which are required to be electrically connected to each other.
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