Patent ID: 6186805
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A short circuit electrical connector, comprising:an insulative housing having a front mating end with an opening for receiving a complementary mating connector, the opening communicating with an interior cavity, and a slot in the front mating end at an edge of the opening;a plurality of terminals mounted in the housing and having contact portions in the cavity for engaging appropriate terminals of the mating connector; anda shorting member having a retention section extending rearwardly from the mating end of the housing and insertable into said slot for securing the member in the housing near said opening, an inclined section extending rearwardly from a rear edge of the retention section into the cavity for engagement by the mating connector, and a contact section extending from the inclined section remote from the retention section for engaging at least a pair of the terminals in the absence of the mating connector.