Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrical connector
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Application No.: US15150484Application Date: 2016-05-10
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Publication No.: US09647378B1Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Tisha Mikhaili Mingo
- Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US PA Berwyn
- Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Berwyn
- Main IPC: H01R13/502
- IPC: H01R13/502 ; H01R13/504 ; H01R13/424

Abstract:
An electrical connector is provided including a connector body having an upper housing, a lower housing and a front housing. The upper housing has terminal channels configured to receive terminals therein. The upper housing, the lower housing and the front housing are molded as a single piece with front sacrificial links connecting the upper and front housings and with rear sacrificial links connecting the upper and lower housings. The lower housing is press mated to the upper housing whereby the rear sacrificial links break as the lower housing is closed and mated to the upper housing. The front housing is press mated to the upper housing whereby the front sacrificial links break as the front housing is closed and mated to the upper housing.
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