Patent ID: 9270052
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A pass-through connector system comprising: a receptacle assembly extending between a mating end and a mounting end, the receptacle assembly having a mounting ear at least proximate to the mounting end, the mounting ear defining an aperture therethrough, the receptacle assembly further including a fastener received in the aperture that is configured to be coupled to a substrate to mount the receptacle assembly to the substrate, a diameter of the aperture of the mounting ear being greater than an outer diameter of the fastener such that a gap is formed between an inner surface of the mounting ear and an outer surface of the fastener; and a pass-through connector having a plug end configured to extend through a window in a panel that at least partially surrounds the substrate to mate to the mating end of the receptacle assembly, the pass-through connector defining a cavity that has an opening at the plug end, the pass-through connector having a shroud at the plug end that guides the mating end of the receptacle assembly through the opening into the cavity; wherein the receptacle assembly is floatable radially within the gap relative to the fastener to allow the shroud of the pass-through connector to move the receptacle assembly into alignment with the cavity of the pass-through connector during mating.