Patent ID: 9083119
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector for insertion into a receiving frame, the connector comprising: a cable, the cable enclosing a plurality of wires; a plurality of conductive terminals, the terminals terminated to the cable wires at a termination area, the terminals being supported by, and the termination area being enclosed by, an internal body portion of the connector, the internal body portion including a premolded mass of material; and a protective housing enclosing the termination area, the housing including a pair of engagement arms and at least one catch member, the engagement arms extending lengthwise from parallel sides of the connector, each engagement arm including a backbone portion, each backbone portion terminating in two opposing ends, each backbone portion being spaced from the housing by an intervening opening, the opening having a configuration that biases the backbone portion outwardly from the housing, urging the connector rearward, each catch member extending from a top side of the connector, the top side being perpendicular to the parallel sides; wherein the engagement arms and each catch member serve to affix the housing within the frame both horizontally and vertically, and centers the housing horizontally within the frame.