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Electrical connector with an improved spacer

US8033837B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 2010
Grant dateOct 11, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R2201/06
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11), and a pair of extending portions (114) extending backwardly from the base portion and spaced apart from each other along a transverse direction to form a receiving space (1143) therebetween, each extending portion defining a first slot (1142) communicating with the receiving space and a first block (1144) located at an inner side of the first slot; a plurality of electrical contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing and passing through the receiving space; and a spacer (6) attached to the insulative housing for retaining the electrical contacts, the spacer having a pair of second slots (65) for receiving the first blocks and a pair of second blocks (66) located at outer sides of the corresponding second slots (65) for being retained in the first slots (1142).

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