Patent ID: 8808017
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector pair, comprising: a first connector having a first insulating housing; a first electrical contact supported within the first insulating housing, the first electrical contact having a connecting surface that is substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the insulating housing and terminates in a leading end of the first electrical contact; a second connector having a second insulating housing; a second electrical contact supported within the second insulating housing, the second electrical contact being configured to laterally engage with the connecting surface of the first electrical contact when the first connector is mated with the second connector; a first insulating barrier within the first connector extending beyond and covering the leading end of the first electrical contact; and a second insulating barrier extending beyond the second electrical contact within the second connector, the second insulating barrier being configured so as to be in close proximity with the first insulating barrier when the first and second connectors are partially disconnected and the first and second electrical contacts are separated by a short distance, thereby blocking substantially all through-air arcing paths between the first and second electrical contacts.