Electrical connector assemblies
US5171161A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R43/24
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector system is disclosed and includes a plug connector assembly mateable with a right angle header connector assembly. The plug connector assembly includes a plurality of terminal-receiving modules juxtaposed in a nested array in a cavity in a housing. The right angle header connector assembly includes a plurality of generally flat terminal modules nested within a cavity in a housing in a side-by-side relationship. Each terminal module of the header connector assembly includes a plurality of generally coplanar flat terminals surrounded and maintained in a desire array by an overmolded module encasement. The terminals have opposite terminal portions projecting from the encasement. Both the plug connector assembly and the header connector assembly are shielded connectors and each include a shield about a substantial portion of the respective connector assembly. The connector assemblies are held in mated condition by latches which are actuated by a cover mounted for relative movement about the plug connector assembly.
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