Electrical power connector
US5122081A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/422
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided with a dielectric housing having a forward mating end and a rear terminating end. The forward mating end has at least one terminal receiving cavity. A terminal is received in the cavity for connection to a complementary terminal of an appropriate mating connector when the mating connector is coupled to the mating end of the housing. The terminal is terminated to a conductor projecting from the rear terminating end of the housing. The rear end of the housing is provided substantially entirely by a pair of clam-shell members movably mounted on the forward end of the housing for movement between an open condition to allow the terminal easily to be inserted into the cavity and a closed condition securely encapsulating the inserted terminal. Complementary interengaging retaining portions are provided on the terminal and at least one of the clam-shell members for holding the terminal in the cavity when the clam-shell members are in their closed condition. Complementary interengaging latches are provided between the clam-shell members for latching the clam-shell members in their closed condition.
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