Patent ID: 6290512
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A premold for housing a set of three electrical contacts of an electrical connector, the electrical contacts having an engageable portion and a connector end for connecting to an electric cord, comprising:(a) a base having three channels extending from a front surface of said base to a rear surface thereof, each of said channels accommodating therein an associated one of the three electrical contacts, said front surface being proximate to a mating electrical connector when the electrical connector is used for making an electrical connection;(b) an intermediate wall extending transversely across each of said channels dividing said channels into a front portion extending from said front surface to said intermediate wall and a rear portion extending from said intermediate wall to said rear surface, said front portion accommodating the engageable portion of the associated electrical contact and said rear portion accommodating the connector end of the associated electrical contact, said front portion and said rear portion shielding the associated electrical contact from inadvertent contact with the environment from a first direction; and(c) a cover fitting over said base, said cover covering said front portion and said rear portion of each of said channels and the associated electrical contacts contained therein for retaining the associated electrical contacts within said premold insulated from contacting each other and from contacting the environment from a second direction, said cover being substantially coextensive with said base such that each of the associated electrical contacts is substantially completely contained within the premold, said cover being constrained from moving relative to said base in the x, y and z directions, said three channels being arranged side-by-side, a central channel thereof having a pair of side walls each of which terminates at an upper edge thereof in a locking ridge which is receivable within a mating channel provided in said cover to retain said cover in association with said base.