Electrical connector insert

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1981-06-30

1983-09-27

Rosenbaum, Mark

Geometrical instruments

H01R 1342

Patent

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044065078

ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector insert that permits front or rear release of the contact within the connector and rear removal of a contact. The invention relates to connectors and more particularly to an electrical connector insert within the connector that retains electrical contacts (50) having an annular groove therein (51) and a plurality of resiliently and radially expandable tubular contact retention towers (15) each having an internal annular shoulders (18) therein that engage the annular groove (51) in a respective contact (50). Surfaces (16 and 17) on opposite sides of said shoulder (18) taper radially outwardly away from said shoulder, and are adapted to receive an appropriate tool from the rear or the front of the tower (15) to radially expand the tower (15) whereby a contact (50) is released from either the front or rear of the tower (15) for removal from the tower.

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