Patent ID: 6361329
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A header or receptacle for use in a power connector, comprising a housing provided with at least two power contact elements each having a mating end, a retaining portion for retaining the contact element in the housing, and a tail for connecting the contact element to a printed circuit board or a cable wherein the retaining portions of each of the contact elements are cylindrical and a fixation element is placed between the tails of the contact elements, the fixation element fixing the position of the tails relative to one another so as to avoid contact between the mating ends and/or the tails of the contact elements, wherein the fixation element includes partition walls separating at least part of each tail from neighboring tails in order to avoid short circuits between the tails and wherein the fixation element is attached to the tails of the at least two contact elements by means of a snap-fit connection.