Electrical connectors – With insulation other than conductor sheath – Plural-contact coupling part
Patent
1993-10-20
1994-08-30
Schwartz, Larry I.
Electrical connectors
With insulation other than conductor sheath
Plural-contact coupling part
439877, H01R 1364
Patent
active
053422210
ABSTRACT:
A keying system is provided for a plurality of electrical connectors having different numbers of terminals. The connectors include at least four sets of mating connectors, such as a male and female connector in each set. Each set of connector is adapted for mounting at least one pair of interengaging terminals, with the numbers of pairs of terminals in any given set of connectors being different from that of any other set of connectors, and with the number of mating terminals in the at least four sets of mating connectors increasing in a predetermined progression. The connectors in each respective set thereof have complementary interengaging mating portions. The respective mating portions of the sets of connectors are constructed such that either connector in any given set thereof cannot mate with a connector of any other set thereof. The mating portions of the connectors are formed by silos and receptacles having generally rectangular cross-sections and arranged in at least one row on their respective connectors. One side of the rectangular silos and receptacles in the row being oriented in a common line along the length of the respective connectors, and flattened corners of the silos and receptacles are located only on an opposite side thereof providing keying means for the connectors.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3072340 (1963-01-01), Dean
patent: 4923416 (1990-05-01), Zinn
Molex Connector Series No. 3191-p. 10K of the Molex Catalog No. 910 Date 1991.
Molex Connector Series No. 5025-p. 22K of the Molex catalog No. 910 dated 1991.
Molex Incorporated
Schwartz Larry I.
Vu Hien D.
Weiss Stephen Z.
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