US5281165A
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Electrical connector shroud adapted for shorting bar removal
Assignee: Whitaker LLC
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Filing: 1992-09-28
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Granted: 1994-01-25
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Expires: 2012-09-28
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector (1), comprising: an insulative housing (2), a shroud (3) to receive therein a shorting bar (25) at a selected one of multiple positions (29) interconnecting electrically at least two electrical contacts (5) selected from multiple contacts (5), each of the positions (29) of the shorting bar (25) being aligned with at least one of multiple openings (21) for said one of the openings (21) to provide an entryway for an extraction tool (30) to extract the shorting bar (25).
Inventors
- 👤 Earl W. McCleerey
- 👤 Michael A. McCaffrey
- 👤 Robert N. Whiteman, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:09
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/7005; H01R12/7011; H01R12/7058; H01R12/7064; H01R13/00; H01R13/64; H01R31/00; H01R31/08; H01R12/707; H01R43/00; H01R43/26; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/923
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing, a shroud at a mating end of the housing, multiple electrical contacts within the shroud and projecting toward the mating end, at least one shorting bar being positioned at a selected one of multiple positions in the shroud interconnecting electrically at least two of the contacts, multiple extraction tool receiving openings through the shroud, and board mounts of the housing for connection of the housing near an edge of a circuit board, while all of such openings are open to a receipt of an extraction tool to remove the shorting bar, the multiple extraction tool receiving openings being distributed about the periphery of the shroud, and every one of the multiple positions of the shorting bar being aligned with an adjacent one of the extraction tool receiving openings.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
An electrical connector, comprising: an insulative housing, a shroud at a mating end of the housing, multiple electrical contacts within the shroud and projecting toward the mating end, at least one shorting bar being positioned at a selected one of multiple positions in the shroud interconnecting electrically at least two of the contacts, multiple extraction tool receiving openings through the shroud, and board mounts of the housing for connection of the housing near an edge of a circuit board, while all of such openings are open to a receipt of an extraction tool to remove the shorting bar, the multiple extraction tool receiving openings being distributed about the periphery of the shroud, and every one of the multiple positions of the shorting bar being aligned with an adjacent one of the extraction tool receiving openings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: the periphery of the shroud being shaped to interfit with a complementary shaped periphery of an electrical plug.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: at least one of the openings extending through the mating end and being shaped to interfit with a complementary shaped key of an electrical plug.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: the openings extending rearward from the mating end.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: the contacts being arranged in two rows, and the openings extending through respective walls of the shroud beside one of the rows.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: each of the openings extending through the mating end, and at least one of the openings being shaped to interfit with a complementary shaped key of an electrical plug.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
An electrical connector as recited in claim 1, and further comprising: the shroud being joined integrally at the mating end with at least one of multiple other shrouds at the mating end.
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