Patent ID: 6296515
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector comprising:a body including,a terminal portion having a plurality of terminals extending therethrough,an insertion cap receiving portion having a recess, the recess extending substantially perpendicularly to the terminal portion, anda body latch disposed on the insertion cap receiving portion; andan insertion cap including,a base portion connected to the insertion cap receiving portion by a hinge,a wire insertion cap, the wire insertion cap being pivotable with respect to the base portion,a wire insertion port extending through the base portion, andan insertion cap latch disposed on the wire insertion cap, wherein the insertion cap is pivoted with respect to the body so that it extends partially out of said recess in the insertion cap receiving portion, and the insertion cap latch and the body latch are releasably engageable with one another to restrict relative motion between the body and the insertion cap, wherein the body latch includes two surfaces disposed at an acute angle to one another, and the insertion cap latch includes two surfaces disposed at an acute angle to one another.