Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation
Patent
1996-04-17
1998-09-01
Paumen, Gary F.
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation
H01R 13436
Patent
active
058002162
ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector comprises a housing, a plurality of laterally-spaced parallel cavities formed in the housing for receiving terminals, and a retainer for holding the terminals within the cavities. A respective window joins each of the cavities to the exterior of the housing, the windows being positioned within a housing face overlying the cavities. The retainer has a base, a pair of arms extending away from the ends of the base, and a plurality of claws positioned between the arms and extending away from the base in a given direction. The retainer is such that, in use, its base overlies said housing face, its arms clamp a pair of housing faces adjacent to said housing face, and the claws are aligned with the windows. The retainer is movable with respect to the housing in a first direction from a first position in which the claws lie outside the windows, to a second position, in which the claws have entered the windows. The retainer and the housing are provided with interengageagble locking means for resisting movement of the retainer from the second position to the first position in a direction opposed to the first direction.
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Paumen Gary F.
Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd.
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