Electrical connector having improved contact retention means

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1997-02-03

1998-08-18

Paumen, Gary F.

Metal working

Method of mechanical manufacture

Electrical device making

439736, 439 79, H01R 4304

Patent

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057943362

ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector housing includes a deformable contact retention plate for accommodating the tails of electrical contacts. Contact tails are supported within slots in the retention plate both at a closed end of the slot as well as at an intermediate location therealong. The contact retention plate may be deformed about the contacts so as to captively retain the contact tails within the slots. Such deformation may be achieved by ultrasonically swaging the plastic forming the contact retention plate about the contact tails.

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Photograph of an electrical connector which is described at p. 2, line 30, p. 3, line 9 of the Specification.

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