Patent ID: 6540551
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector structure comprising:an insulating body having first and second connector housings integrally formed as a single piece, said first connector housing having a plurality of first channels extending therethrough and said second connector housing having a plurality of second channels extending therethrough; a frame member mounted on a front surface of said first connector housing, said frame member being adapted to receive a connector of an electrical cable, said frame member having a plurality of fingers projecting therefrom for contacting and holding said connector; plurality of first and second conducting terminals, each of said first and second conducting terminals being L-shaped with a horizontally directed contact portion and a vertically directed tail portion, said contact portions of said first and second conducting terminals being received within said first and second channels, respectively; an upper terminal seat mounted to a rear portion of said first connector housing, said upper terminal seat having a plurality of upper terminal grooves formed therein, said upper terminal grooves receiving adjacent sections of said contact portions and said tail portions of said first and second conducting terminals therein for holding and protecting said first and second conducting terminals adjacent said first connector housing, and, a seat member secured to said a rear side of said second connector housing, said seat member having a plurality of first and second terminal channels extending therethrough, said tail portions of said first and second conducting terminals being received by said first and second terminal channels, respectively.