Connector terminal retainer

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1989-04-28

1990-08-07

Bradley, P. Austin

Electrical connectors

Coupling part including flexing insulation

Having plural, laterally spaced, prongs or prong sockets

439595, 439752, H01R 1340

Patent

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049463985

ABSTRACT:
Described herein is a connector terminal retainer which is connectible to a rear portion of a connector housing to anchor terminal members in the respective terminal compartments in the connector housing. The terminal retainer is provided with; a pair of locking arms extending forward from opposite side walls of the terminal retainer body for engagement in socket portions in the connector housing, and constituted by a pair of vertical resilient portions extending parallely on opposite sides of a gap space formed in the longitudinal direction of the arm and a horizontal resilient portion extending over and along the gap space on the outer side of the vertical resilient portions; and provisional and main locking projection provided in longitudinally shifted positions on the vertical and horizontal resilient portions of the locking arms of interlocking engagement with corresponding jocking portions in the socket portions of the connector housing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4660915 (1987-04-01), Mantlik
patent: 4713021 (1987-12-01), Kobler
patent: 4721482 (1988-01-01), Fukuda et al.
patent: 4758182 (1988-07-01), Anbo et al.
patent: 4776813 (1988-10-01), Wilson et al.

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