Patent ID: 8147279
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing having a plurality of terminal passages, each terminal passage configured to permit an electrical terminal to be inserted into the passage and a deflectable latch for securing the terminal within the passage; openings provided proximate the deflectable latches, each opening extending from a first terminal passage of the plurality of terminal passages to an adjacent second terminal passage; projections provided in the plurality of terminal passages proximate the openings, at least one projection extending into each terminal passage, the at least one projection positioned to cooperate with a side surface of a respective deflectable latch to prevent the deflectable latch from being overstressed; wherein the openings and the projections allow the terminal passages to be closely spaced thereby reducing the size of the connector while providing overstress protection for the deflectable latches.