Patent ID: 8403702
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector adaptor, comprising: a housing; a retainer proximate a first end of the housing, the retainer configured to releasably secure the housing to a second electrical connector; a mechanical latch positioned on the housing proximate a second end of the housing, the mechanical latch configured to releasably secure the housing to a first electrical connector; terminals arranged and disposed within the housing to create a first spacing between the terminals at a first end of the terminals and a second spacing of the terminals at a second end of the terminals, the first spacing differing from the second spacing; and a terminal retention device configured to retain the terminals within the housing; wherein the electrical connector adaptor permits electrical connection between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector being incompatible.