Electrical connector system connectable in a straight or right angle configuration
US9153889B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2101/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector system having a male and female connector. The male connector includes a U-shaped shroud axially surrounding a male terminal having an opening generally perpendicular to the male terminal's longitudinal axis. The female connector includes a female terminal having two openings, one generally parallel with the female terminal's longitudinal axis and another generally perpendicular to that axis. The male and female terminals mate in a parallel configuration having the male terminal axis generally parallel to the female terminal axis or in a perpendicular configuration having the male terminal axis generally perpendicular to the female terminal axis. A connector body holds the female terminal. The connector body defines a locking means that releasably secures the connector body to the shroud in both the parallel and perpendicular mating configurations. The locking means may include a triangular shaped lock tab that engages a similarly shaped lock aperture.
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