Patent ID: 7217146
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An insert and connector assembly for protecting contacts within a receptacle housing of a connector assembly from becoming contaminated during a manufacturing process, said insert and connector assembly comprising: a connector assembly having a receptacle housing, said connector assembly having feet extended from a front edge of the receptacle housing for being mounted to a circuit board; a body portion of a connector insert having an exterior having a wide portion on a top thereof and a narrow portion at a bottom thereof to correspond to an interior of said receptacle housing of said connector assembly; an opening extending into said body portion to receive said contacts and protect said contacts from the exterior environment surrounding said receptacle housing when at least a portion of said body portion is received within said receptacle housing; and said receptacle housing including at least one opening for defining a resilient tab, and said insert precluding contaminants from passing from the exterior of said receptacle housing into said interior of said receptacle housing through said at least one opening for defining said resilient tab when said insert is at least partially received within said receptacle housing while passing said connector assembly though a solder bath, wherein said body portion is received substantially entirely in said connector assembly while said connector assembly is being mounted to a circuit board to protect said contacts within said receptacle housing from becoming contaminated during the manufacturing process; wherein said insert is free of means for being electrically coupled to said plurality of contacts.