Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Plural-contact coupling part
Patent
1993-08-03
1994-08-16
Pirlot, David L.
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Plural-contact coupling part
439676, 439862, H01R 1700
Patent
active
053382315
ABSTRACT:
An anti-overstress system is provided in an electrical connector which includes a dielectric housing having a contact-receiving cavity with a slot communicating the cavity with a mating surface on the outside of the housing. A contact is received in the cavity and includes a cantilevered spring contact arm disposed in the slot. The arm has a contacting portion projecting beyond the mating surface of the housing for engagement with a complementary contact of the mating connector. The spring contact arm flexes in the slot upon engagement of the contacting portion by the complementary contact. The anti-overstress system is provided between the contact and the housing and includes a pair of wings projecting from opposite sides of the spring contact arm engageable with a pair of ledges formed in opposite sides of the slot after a given amount of flexing of the spring contact arm.
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Molex Incorporated
Pirlot David L.
Weiss Stephen Z.
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