Patent ID: 6019625
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector structure comprising:a first electrical connector component including:a first block accommodating at least one first electrical terminal,a second block accommodating at least one second electrical terminal, anda housing that receives the first and second blocks, the housing having an end wall and upper and lower walls including, respectively, first and second opening portions aligned with the first and second electrical terminals, the first and second blocks being movable within the housing between a retracted position in which contact pieces of the first and second electrical terminals are retracted within the housing and an extended position in which the contact pieces of the first and second terminals extend through the first and second opening portions of the housing; anda second electrical connector component including:a recess that receives the first electrical connector component,an electrical contact element on a wall of the recess and electrically connectable with the contact pieces of the first and second terminals, andblock separating structure that forces the first and second blocks from the retracted position into the extended position for electrically connecting the contact pieces with the electrical contact element.