Patent ID: 9048564
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrically insulating sheath for retaining and isolating electrical contacts in an electrical connector, the insulating sheath comprising: an electrically non-conductive housing having a front wall, an opposite rear wall, and a chamber spanning between the front and rear walls, the housing having a curved cross-section in the shape of an arc segment of an annulus that resembles a kidney-bean shape; first and second contact-receiving channels each formed on an interior surface of the housing, the channels each extending in an axial direction within the chamber; a dividing wall formed within the chamber of the housing, the dividing wall positioned between the first and second contact-receiving channels; a first collar pocket aligned with the first contact-receiving channel and a second collar pocket aligned with the second contact-receiving channel, each collar pocket having a stepped shoulder region with a wall facing the contact-receiving channel, each collar pocket receiving and retaining a collar of an electrical contact when the electrical contact is inserted into the housing, wherein a forward end of the collar of the electrical contact abuts the wall of the stepped shoulder region; and a cover connected to the housing and extending over at least a portion of the chamber.