Patent ID: 6142814
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A guide post adapted to be mounted to a first connector for being received in a receptacle hole defined in a mating second connector to guide the first connector into mating engagement with the second connector, the guide post comprising a front section extending from the first connector and insertable into the receptacle hole of the second connector, a cap being mounted to a free end of the front section, the cap being sized to be received in the receptacle hole, a helical spring being fit over the front section and retained between the first connector and the cap, a washer being movably fit over the front section and positioned between the cap and the spring for retaining the spring, the washer having a size greater than the receptacle hole of the second connector whereby when mating the first connector with the second connector, the front section is inserted into the receptacle hole, the washer abuts against the second connector, and the spring is compressed thereby providing a buffering force between the first connector and the second connector.