Patent ID: 9413121
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A connector for use with a cable a first corresponding connector, and a second corresponding connector, the cable comprising a plurality of wires, the first and second corresponding connectors each being configured to mate with the connector to form a different connection therewith, the second corresponding connector comprising at least one aperture, the connector comprising: a plurality of connector contacts; a plurality of wire contacts, each of the plurality of wire contacts being couplable to a corresponding one of the plurality of wires; a plurality of circuit paths, a different one of the plurality of circuit paths connecting each of the plurality of connector contacts to a different one of the plurality of wire contact; a plurality of contact pads, the plurality of contact pads comprising a different contact pad corresponding to each of the plurality of connector contacts, at least a portion of the plurality of contact pads being connected to one or more coupling elements, each of the plurality of connector contacts being positioned to contact the contact pad corresponding to the connector contact; and an insulator comprising an outwardly extending projection and an insulating portion, the insulating portion being adjacent the plurality of contact pads, the first corresponding connector pressing against the outwardly extending projection when the first corresponding connector is mated with the connector thereby causing the outwardly extending projection to transition the insulator between one of an insulating position and a non-insulating position to a different one of the insulating position and the non-insulating position, the insulating portion insulating the plurality of contact pads from the plurality of connector contacts when the insulator is in the insulating position, The plurality of connector contacts contacting the plurality of contact pads when the insulator is in the non-insulating position, the outwardly extending projection being received by the at least one aperture of the second corresponding connector when the second corresponding connector is mated with the connector to thereby avoid causing the outwardly extending projection to transition the insulator.