Patent ID: 7621786
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: H01R,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: a terminal body, said terminal body defining an opening therein, the opening comprising a front portion having a plurality of alignment ribs, the opening also comprising a tapered portion having a wide end and a narrow end that extends from the front portion and being smaller than the front portion; an electrical terminal comprising a generally elongate, hollow structure having a proximal end and a distal end, said electrical terminal having a crimp section extending from the proximal end of the generally elongate, hollow structure, said proximal end of the generally elongate, hollow structure being closed, the distal end of said electrical terminal being sized to engage a mating electrical terminal, the generally elongate, hollow structure also having a tapered section formed therein located between the proximal and distal ends of the generally elongate, hollow structure, the tapered section of the generally elongate, hollow structure being sized to engage the tapered portion in the opening of said terminal body, said electrical terminal being positioned within the opening in said terminal body, said plurality of alignment ribs aligning said electrical terminal within the opening in said terminal body; an electrical conductor electrically connected to the crimp section of said electrical terminal; and a sleeve formed around said terminal body by a molding process so that said sleeve encapsulates at least a portion of said terminal body, at least a portion of said electrical conductor, and at least a portion of said electrical terminal, the closed proximal end of said electrical terminal substantially preventing sleeve material from migrating into the distal end of said electrical terminal during the molding process, the engagement of the tapered section of said electrical terminal with the tapered portion of the opening in said terminal body substantially preventing sleeve material from migrating beyond the narrow end of the tapered portion of the opening during the molding process.