Patent ID: 9276345
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: a housing defining a row of receptacles each configured to receive a respective electrical contact, wherein said housing comprises a base and a flexible lance for a receptacle, said flexible lance configured to flex with respect to the base between a lock condition wherein the flexible lance maintains said electrical contact in the receptacle, and an unlock condition wherein the flexible lance does not maintain said electrical contact in the receptacle; and a carrier configured to receive said housing, wherein said carrier comprises a protrusion, wherein said housing is movable with respect to the carrier between a preassembled position and an assembled position, wherein-the flexible lance contacts the protrusion to prevent the housing from reaching the assembled position with respect to the carrier upon moving the housing with respect to the carrier from a preassembled position toward the assembled position when the flexible lance is in the unlock condition, and wherein the flexible lance does not contact the protrusion upon moving the housing with respect to the carrier from the preassembled position toward the assembled position when the flexible lance is in the lock condition, thereby allowing the housing to reach the assembled position with respect to the carrier, and wherein said carrier further comprises an internal portion split by walls wherein the internal portion has a longitudinal rib.