Patent ID: 7497708
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a dielectric body having longitudinally opposite inner and outer end faces and formed with a central cavity opening longitudinally outward at the outer end face and a pair of side cavities flanking the central cavity and also opening longitudinally outward at the outer end face; respective stiff contacts fixed in the side cavities and each having an outer end projecting longitudinally outward from the respective side cavity past the outer end face; an elastically deformable generally U-shaped clip having a bight in the central cavity and a pair of generally longitudinally extending arms each having an outer end projecting longitudinally outward from the central cavity past the outer end face, each of the arm outer ends bearing transversely on a respective one of the contact outer ends in an uncoupled position of the connector; and means in the cavity engaging the bight for retaining the clip therein against longitudinal movement.