Patent ID: 9225116
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector system, the connector system comprising: a terminal post; a connector having a housing body, the housing body having a post receiving passage for receiving the post therein, the housing body having a keying member receiving recess provided proximate a first end of the post receiving passage, the keying member receiving recess extending circumferentially about the post receiving passage; a keying member positioned on the post and maintained thereon, the keying member having an opening for receiving the terminal post therein, the keying member having a keying projection extending circumferentially about the opening which is configured to align and be positioned in the keying member receiving recess when the connector and the keying member have appropriate electrical characteristics, allowing the connector be fully mated with the post; wherein the keying projection of the keying member does not align with the keying member receiving recess when the connector and the keying member do not have appropriate electrical characteristics, preventing the connector be fully mated with the post.