Patent ID: 6492603
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: H01H,H01R

Abstract:
A combination, electrical connector-power switch module, comprising:an electrical connector housing for accommodating a plurality of electrical connector terminals for connection to electrical circuits; and a power switch housing comprising an upper power switch housing section and a lower power switch housing section integral with said upper power switch housing section; said upper power switch housing section having a plurality of electrical contacts disposed therein for providing electrical power to the electrical connector terminals and electrical circuits operatively associated with said electrical connector housing, and a switch mechanism mounted within said upper power switch housing section for controlling electrical power from said plurality of contacts disposed within said upper power switch housing section to the electrical connector terminals of said electrical connector housing; and said lower power switch housing section comprising an enclosed tubular structure having a throughbore extending therethrough, from a rear surface portion of said lower power switch housing section to a front surface portion of said lower power switch housing section, within which said electrical connector housing is fixedly disposed.