US4431243A
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Contact stop for an electrical connector
Assignee: Amphenol Corp
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Filing: 1982-07-28
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Granted: 1984-02-14
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Expires: 2002-07-28
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides a contact stop for an electrical connector of the type having front insertable contacts. The invention is characterized by a plate (40) of hard dielectric material located adjacent the rear face of a contact retaining insert (30). The plate (40) has a plurality of passages (41) each of which terminate at one end in a forwardly extending solid wall tubular tower (42) which has a forward end or a shoulder (43) which abuts against a rearwardly facing shoulder (23) on a contact (20) in the passage (31) of the insert (30) to limit rearward movement of the contact after it has been inserted into the insert (30).
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen Punako
- 👤 David W. MacAvoy
- 👤 David O. Gallusser
- 👤 David L. Frear
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 17:58
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/436; H01R13/4367; H01R13/422
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
In combination with an electrical connector of the type having: a housing having a forward portion and a rearward portion; a plurality of elongated contacts each having a forward mating portion an intermediate portion and a rear portion, said rear portion including a rearwardly facing shoulder; and means for releasably mounting each of said contacts in said housing including an insert having a plurality of bores therein, each of said contacts insertable from the front of said housing into a respective bore so that each bore has a portion of a respective contact mounted therein; the improvement comprising: a member, comprised of a hard dielectric material, located adjacent the rear face of said insert, said member having a plurality of passages therein, each passage terminating at one end in a forwardly extending solid wall tubular tower, each of said towers having a forward end which abuts against a respective rearwardly facing shoulder on said contact whereby rearward movement of a contact in a passage is stopped by contact with the end of a tower.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
In combination with an electrical connector of the type having: a housing having a forward portion and a rearward portion; a plurality of elongated contacts each having a forward mating portion an intermediate portion and a rear portion, said rear portion including a rearwardly facing shoulder; and means for releasably mounting each of said contacts in said housing including an insert having a plurality of bores therein, each of said contacts insertable from the front of said housing into a respective bore so that each bore has a portion of a respective contact mounted therein; the improvement comprising: a member, comprised of a hard dielectric material, located adjacent the rear face of said insert, said member having a plurality of passages therein, each passage terminating at one end in a forwardly extending solid wall tubular tower, each of said towers having a forward end which abuts against a respective rearwardly facing shoulder on said contact whereby rearward movement of a contact in a passage is stopped by contact with the end of a tower.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The combination as recited in claim 1 wherein the rear portion of said insert includes a recess at the end of each passage, each recess having a respective tower of said members located therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The combination as recited in claim 1 or 2 wherein the forward end of the tower includes an angled shoulder that assists in algning the contact in the bore of the insert.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-02-13 | 1987-08-15 | 1988-02-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-02-13 | 1991-08-15 | 1992-02-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-02-13 | 1995-08-15 | 1996-02-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |