Patent ID: 11870176
Assignee: FCI USA LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. The first electrical connector of claim 16, further comprising:
a first plurality of like terminals arranged in a first row; and
a second plurality of like terminals arranged in a second row, wherein:
the first terminal is disposed in the first row;
a second terminal is disposed in the second row;
the first row is vertically offset from the second row;
for each terminal in the first row, when the TPA feature is in the engaged configuration, the locking feature of the terminal engages the TPA feature to retain the terminal in a respective cavity in the housing; and
for each terminal in the second row, the locking feature of the terminal engages the housing to retain the terminal in a respective cavity in the housing.