Patent ID: 7278856
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a connector assembly housing defining an interior region and having a mating interface for electrical connection of the electrical connector to a mating interface of an electrical device; a contact protector comprising a body portion having a mating side and a non-mating side opposite the mating side, said body portion at least partially received into the interior region defined by the connector assembly housing, and said body portion defining an aperture that extends through the body portion from the mating side to the non-mating side; an electrical contact for electrically connecting the electrical connector to the electrical device, the electrical contact comprising an end extending into the aperture, wherein the contact protector is adapted to be removed from the connector assembly housing prior to electrically connecting the electrical contact to the electrical device; and an interference ramp attached to a side wall of the contact protector, wherein a first end of the interference ramp abuts the connector assembly housing and a second end is positioned farther away from the side wall than the first end and an interference fit is created between the side wall and the interference ramp when the contact protector is at least partially received in the connector assembly housing.