Patent ID: 6428351
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A plug connector system for audio, video or power systems comprising:a support structure; a mounting rail having a support flange fixedly connected to said support structure and a plurality of openings in longitudinally spaced relation; and at least one connector assembly mounted to said mounting rail, said connector assembly including a connector block having at least one connector port which opens through a first face and is positioned in registry with a corresponding one of said openings in said mounting rail, said connector block assembly further including a plug connector which includes a connector housing that is insertable through a respective one of said openings in said mounting rail and extends into said connector port, said plug connector further including a mounting flange which projects outwardly of said housing, said mounting flange abutting against a front face of said mounting rail wherein said mounting rail is confined between said mounting flange and said first face of said connector block, and said connector block assembly including a fastener arrangement which joins said plug connector to said connector block in fixed relation such that said connector block is fixedly supported on said mounting rail, said connector port defining an interior chamber inwardly of said connector housing which is in open communication with a fitting port defined within said connector block, said fitting port opening through a second face of said connector block and including a cable fitting therein, a cable being provided which extends through said cable fitting in fixed securement therewith and has a terminal end connected to said connector by a cable connection which is confined within said interior chamber of said connector bore.