Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Plural-contact coupling part
Patent
1995-06-06
1998-09-08
Abrams, Neil
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Plural-contact coupling part
29843, 439606, 439930, 439948, H01R 2302
Patent
active
058037705
ABSTRACT:
A female electrical connector (164') is carried on an electrical cable (24') including plural electrical conductors (28'). The female connector includes an insulative housing (34a', 34b') defining a blind cavity (36') therewithin and an axial opening outwardly from the cavity. The housing carries a printed circuit board (166) carrying plural wire-like contacts (40') which individually connect with the conductors of the electrical cable. The wire-like contacts extend into the cavity of the connector for deflecting in spring-like contact with electrical contacts (60) carried by a male connector (20) when the latter is inserted into the cavity of the female connector. A comb feature (50') of the female connector is formed by a strong end wall (138') of the blind cavity and in a respective one of plural slots (48') of the comb feature movably receives a free end portion (46') of each one of the plural wire-like contacts. The wire-like contacts are free to move in the cavity in spaced apart parallel relationship between a first position against or adjacent to a shelf surface (52') of the comb feature and the second position spaced from the shelf feature as the matching male connector is mated with the female connector. The end wall (138') of the female connector carries a stop member (190) preventing the male connector from damaging either the wire-like contacts or comb feature of the female connector when the male connector is inserted into the female connector too forcefully. Structural features (76', 192) of the female connector allow the insulative housing to be injection molded using dies which open only in the axial direction.
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Evans David J.
Swendson David L.
Abrams Neil
Baxter International Inc.
Canter Bruce M.
Cumberbatch Guy L.
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