Electrical connector having contact orientation features
US6322401A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R4/4881
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The electrical connector of the present invention is equipped with contacts that are secured in a housing. The contacts are formed to have a pair of spring members surrounding a contact receiving opening. The housing has contact receiving cavities for accommodating each contact. Each contact receiving cavity is contoured to have a base wall, a mating contact receiving opening passing through the base wall and a rail projecting from the base wall, the rail extending along the base wall on opposite sides of the mating contact receiving opening. During contact insertion the spring members grip the rail to angularly orient the contact within the contact receiving cavity.
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