Patent ID: 6083023
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly comprising:a first connector body having a plurality of first terminals disposed therein;a second connector body matingly engageable with the first connector body;a plurality of flexible terminals disposed in the second connector body, each of the flexible terminals comprising first and second spaced-apart, flexible arms opposingly movable between (a) undeflected positions wherein they are spaced relatively far apart to receive respective first terminals therebetween, and (b) deflected positions wherein the arms are relatively close together such that inner surfaces of the arms contact the respective first terminals when the first and second connector bodies are placed in mating engagement with one another;means disposed on the second connector body adjacent outer surfaces of respective first and second arms for deflecting the flexible terminals, the deflecting means movable with respect to the second connector body between (a) a contact position wherein the deflecting means contacts opposite outer surfaces of the flexible arms to urge the arms to the deflected positions, and (b) an open position wherein the deflecting means allows the flexible arms to assume the undeflected positions; andmeans disposed on the first connector for urging the deflecting means from the open position to the contact position as the first and second connector bodies are inserted into mated engagement with one another.