Patent ID: 7351073
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising; a connector shroud having a socket at a forward end for receiving a mating plug connector, an internal forward facing abutment wall and an internal rearward facing abutment wall, a pin block disposed in the connector shroud and abutting the internal rearward facing abutment wall of the connector shroud, a terminal stabilizer disposed in the connector shroud and abutting the internal forward facing abutment wall of the connector body, the terminal stabilizer having lock portions that engage lock portions of the pin block to lock the terminal stabilizer and the pin block together and retain the terminal stabilizer and the pin block in the connector shroud to form a module, wherein the lock portions of the terminal stabilizer comprise a plurality of alignment posts that extend rearwardly and that have slots, and wherein the lock portions of the pin block comprise flex arms that engage in the slots, and wherein the terminal pins have tail portions that are bent at a right angle, and wherein the electrical connector assembly includes a pin alignment member having a plurality of through holes through which the tail portions of the pin terminals project.