Patent ID: 7762835

Claim:
A connector housing assembly, comprising: a foil; an upper connector housing part; and a lower connector housing part, wherein when the foil, the upper connector housing part and the lower connector housing part are not attached to each other: the foil, the upper connector housing part and the lower connector housing part are not in direct contact with each other, the upper connector housing part has a lower face that faces an upper surface of the foil, the lower connector housing part has an upper face that faces a lower surface of the foil, the lower face of the upper connector housing part or the upper face of the lower connector housing part defines a recess that opens and extends substantially, perpendicular to the lower face of the upper connector housing part or the upper face of the lower connector housing part and is configured to accept at least a part of a connector contact within the recess, at least one of the lower face of the upper connector housing part or the upper face of the lower connector housing part has at least one protruding component, and wherein when the foil, the upper connector housing part and the lower connector housing part are attached to each other: the foil is located between the upper connector housing part and the lower connector housing part, each of the at least one protruding component is inserted through a respective hole in the foil, the upper connector housing part and the lower connector housing part are drawn to each other by the at least one protruding component with a holding means adapted to exert a retention force, and the holding means engages the at least one protruding component and abuts a surface of the upper connector housing part opposite the lower connector housing part or a surface of the lower connector housing part opposite the upper connector housing part.