Patent ID: 11894637
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A connector for exactly two conductors:
a forward connector body;
a rear connector body that interfaces with the forward connector body;
a metal frame surrounding at least a portion of both the forward connector body and the rear connector body, the metal frame including a shielding interface, wherein the metal frame is secured to the forward connector body with at least two retaining features; and
exactly one pair of electrical contacts comprising a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact, the first and second electrical contacts extending from the rear connector body into the forward connector body, wherein the first electrical contact is electrically coupled to one of the exactly two conductors and the second electrical contact is electrically coupled to the other of the exactly two conductor;
wherein the metal frame includes a pair of flex tabs that each interface with a respective recess in the forward connector body, wherein each of the flex tabs includes an inward facing tab as one of the at least two retaining features, wherein the inward facing tab interfaces with a recessed notch in the forward connector body, wherein each of the flex tabs includes a retaining loop as another of the at least two retaining features, wherein the retaining loop interfaces with a projection extending from the recess of the forward connector body.