Patent ID: 9124008
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a shell having a mating end and a termination end, the shell having a securing feature configured to secure the shell to a mating connector, the shell having a cavity that extends between the mating end and the termination end; and a terminal subassembly comprising a front dielectric insert and interchangeable first and second rear dielectric inserts, the terminal subassembly in a first configuration including the front dielectric insert and the first rear dielectric insert that are configured to be held within the cavity of the shell, the terminal subassembly in a second configuration including the front dielectric insert and the second rear dielectric insert that are configured to be held within the cavity of the shell, the front dielectric insert and the first and second rear dielectric inserts being configured to hold terminals such that mating interfaces of the terminals are configured to mate with corresponding terminals of the mating connector and such that termination interfaces of the terminals are configured to be terminated to a cable, wherein the first configuration of the terminal subassembly is configured to hold the terminals when the termination interfaces are flat interfaces and the second configuration of the terminal subassembly is configured to hold the terminals when the termination interfaces are crimp interfaces such that the front dielectric insert is configured to hold the terminals when the termination interfaces are flat interfaces and is also configured to hold the terminals when the termination interfaces are crimp interfaces.