Patent ID: 7955104
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A shorting clip terminal connector assembly, comprising: a first connector body disposed along a longitudinal axis, said first connector body defining cavities including at least a shorting clip terminal cavity and at least a first and a second cavity different from the shorting clip terminal cavity; at least a first and a second terminal, said first cavity configured to axially receive the first terminal and said second cavity configured to axially receive the second terminal, and the first terminal providing a first electrical signal and the second terminal providing a second electrical signal; a shorting clip terminal, said shorting clip terminal cavity configured to axially receive the shorting clip terminal, and the shorting clip terminal including a lift element and at least a first and a second contact element, said first contact element configured to be in electrical communication with the first terminal and said second contact element configured to be in electrical communication with said second terminal; and a second connector body being axially mateable with the first connector body and including a protrusion in alignment with the shorting clip terminal cavity, said protrusion including at least a first protrusion side wall and a second protrusion side wall, wherein when the second connector body is connected with the first connector body, the protrusion is inserted in the shorting clip terminal cavity and engages the lift element and urges the shorting clip terminal such that the first and the second contact element are lifted away from being in contact with at least the first and the second terminal to enable insertion of the first protrusion side wall intermediate the first terminal and the first contact element and insertion of the second protrusion side wall intermediate the second terminal and the second contact element within the cavity, and wherein the first and the second contact element do not make electrical contact with the first and the second terminal whereby the first electrical signal of the first terminal and the second electrical signal of the second terminal are not electrically shorted together through electrical contact with the shorting clip terminal, and the first and the second protrusion side wall further provide a shield to prevent the first contact element from making electrical contact with the first terminal and the second contact element from making electrical contact with the second terminal.