Patent · US Expired

Connector assembly and contacts with severed webs

US5060372A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 20, 1990
Grant dateOct 29, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 20, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/4922
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A connector assembly comprising: electrical contacts (9) spaces apart on an insulative housing block (16), the contacts (9) being interconnected externally of the housing block (16) by webs (7), and the webs (7) being constructed for removal after assembly of the housing block (16) and the electrical contacts (9) to provide fins (27). The fins are to be used to retain the contacts (9) within cavities (40) of a housing (39).

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