Patent ID: 6994577
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector system, comprising: a panel having a front face, a rear face, a hole through which a connector can mate with a complementary connecting device at the front face of the panel, and an opening spaced from the hole; a connector having a dielectric housing insertable into the hole in the panel and mateable with said complementary connecting device at the front face of the panel, the housing mounting a plurality of terminals and being sized smaller than the hole to allow for controlled floating movement of the connector relative to the panel; at least one locking arm projecting from the housing and including a locking protrusion for engagement in the opening in the panel to prevent excessive movement of the connector in a direction generally parallel to the panel, the opening being larger than the locking protrusion to allow for said controlled floating movement of the connector relative to the panel; at least one flange projecting from the rear face of the panel over a rear portion of the connector housing to prevent excessive movement of the connector in a direction generally perpendicular to and rearwardly of the panel; and said terminals having flexible elongated portions projecting rearwardly of the housing to a fixed support structure for supporting the housing generally centrally in the hole in the panel but allowing said controlled floating movement of the connector relative to the panel.