Patent ID: 6247966
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector including multiple electrical contacts located within cavities in a molded housing, the housing having a mating face at which the electrical connector is mateable with a mating electrical connector, the housing including molded cantilever resilient latches engaging corresponding contacts to retain the contacts in corresponding cavities, each latch being deflectable to disengage the corresponding contact, the electrical connector being characterized by a stop shoulder on each cantilever latch adjacent a distal end of the cantilever latch and an opposed shoulder on the housing adjacent the distal end of each cantilever latch, the stop shoulder and the opposed shoulder being located on the mating face, the stop shoulder engaging the opposed shoulder to prevent overstressing of the molded cantilever latches when deflected to disengage the corresponding contact.