Electrical connector having contacts secured in a housing body

Details Electrical connector having contacts secured in a housing body Electrical connector having contacts secured in a housing body

2009-07-21

2011-10-18

Abrams, Neil (Department: 2839)

Electrical connectors

With insulation other than conductor sheath

Metallic connector or contact secured to insulation

C439S752000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08038485

ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector includes a unitary housing body and a stamped and formed contact. The housing extends from a mounting side to an opposite mating side. The housing body includes a cavity extending through the housing body from the mounting side to the mating side, a contact slot, and a chamfered lead-in ramp disposed at the mating side to guide the contact pin into the cavity. The contact is held in the cavity and extends between a mating segment and a mounting segment. The mating segment is configured to receive the contact pin of the mating connector. The mounting segment is configured to mount the contact to a circuit board and includes a shoulder that is disposed proximate to the mounting side of the housing body. The shoulder engages the housing body in the contact slot to secure the contact in the housing body. A retention insert may be loaded through the mounting side into the cavity to help retain the contact in the housing and may include bumps on opposite sides to provide an interference fit in the cavity.

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Advanced TCA Connectors acc. To PICMG 3.0; ERNI; www.emi.com; 8 pgs.
Advanced TCA™; PICMG 3.0 Short Form Specification; Jan. 2003; Copyright 2003, PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group (PICMG); 34 pgs.

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