US5643013A
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Electrical connector
Assignee: Whitaker LLC
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Filing: 1995-05-24
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Granted: 1997-07-01
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Expires: 2015-05-24
Abstract
Abstract An electrical connector comprises, a housing (2), conductive contacts (3) in the housing (2) extending toward a mating end (23) on the housing (2), channels (25) in the housing (2) receiving respective contacts (3), and core pin openings (34) in the mating end (23) communicating with the channels (25), wherein the channels are formed with precision in a slender mating end (23) on the housing (2).
Inventors
- 👤 Charles Harry Weidler
- 👤 Edward Eugene Knisley, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; H01R43/20; H01R43/24; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/26; H01R13/40; H01R13/405; H01R13/41; H01R43/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
An electrical connector of the type having a housing, conductive contacts in the housing having forward sections extending along opposed sides of a divider to contact tips adjacent a mating end of the housing, and shallow channels along the divider receiving forward sections of respective said contacts, the shallow channels being defined by slender core pins during molding, characterized in that: the mating end includes therethrough core pin openings formed by small core pins during housing molding, said core pin openings communicating with ends of the channels, the small core pins enabling engagement thereagainst by the slender channel-forming core pins for support thereof during molding; the small core pin openings being smaller in circumference than the widths of the channels to prevent falling of tips of the contacts into the openings upon assembly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
An electrical connector of the type having a housing, conductive contacts in the housing having forward sections extending along opposed sides of a divider to contact tips adjacent a mating end of the housing, and shallow channels along the divider receiving forward sections of respective said contacts, the shallow channels being defined by slender core pins during molding, characterized in that: the mating end includes therethrough core pin openings formed by small core pins during housing molding, said core pin openings communicating with ends of the channels, the small core pins enabling engagement thereagainst by the slender channel-forming core pins for support thereof during molding; the small core pin openings being smaller in circumference than the widths of the channels to prevent falling of tips of the contacts into the openings upon assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The connector according to claim 1 wherein pockets are formed at ends of the channels adjacent the mating end, further characterized in that the pockets are defined by angled walls to define an undercut trapping tips of said contacts thereunder upon assembly.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2000-06-30 | 2000-12-30 | 2001-07-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2004-06-30 | 2004-12-30 | 2005-07-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2008-06-30 | 2008-12-30 | 2009-07-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |