Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Plural-contact coupling part
Patent
1998-06-22
2000-03-28
Abrams, Neil
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Plural-contact coupling part
439903, H01R 13502
Patent
active
060424281
ABSTRACT:
A connector (10) that includes an insert (14) with contact-holding passages (16), is retained in a shell (12) by a pair of resilient sheet metal tines (30). The rear portion of the shell is provided with forwardly-facing shoulders (60) at the inside of the shell, and a pair of tines (30) are mounted on the insert. Each tine has a mount portion (40) fixed in the insert isolator (36), a first section (42) extending at a rearward (R) and outward (O) incline so the rear end (44) of the first section lies directly forward of the shoulder, and a second section (50) extending inwardly (I) from the rear end of the first section and having a tab (52) to enable inward deflection of the tine to release it from the shoulder. The tine generally lies in a cavity (46) at the rear of the insulator and at a side thereof, to enable a tool to be used to deflect the tab and release the insert.
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Espiritu Hermenegildo Altares
Hyzin Peter Joseph
Abrams Neil
Byrd Eugene G.
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises Inc.
Peterson Thomas L.
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