Electrical connectors
AssigneeIfpl Group Limited
InventorsJohn Michael Wright, Geoffrey Paul Underwood
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly (1), comprising a housing (2) and an electrical connector receptacle (3) arranged to receive a complementary electrical connector, the housing arranged to be mounted to a support structure, the electrical connector receptacle arranged to be removably received within the housing, the electrical connector receptacle comprises a tongue (30) with a plurality of electrical contacts (31) arranged to connect with electrical contacts of the complementary electrical connector.
Claims13
An electrical connector assembly, comprising a housing and an electrical connector receptacle arranged to receive a complementary electrical connector,
- the electrical connector receptacle arranged to be removably received within the housing to allow for replacement thereof when the receptacle becomes damaged or out-of-date, and the electrical connector receptacle arranged for use in an operational condition only when received within the housing,
- the electrical connector receptacle comprises a tongue with a plurality of electrical contacts arranged to connect with electrical contacts of the complementary electrical connector,
- the electrical connector assembly comprising two elongated guide limbs, and two channels arranged to receive the elongated limbs, wherein the guide limbs and channels together serve to provide mechanical alignment and location of the receptacle with the housing and wherein each channel allows a limb to slide along therein, and wherein the electrical connector receptacle is arranged solely for operational use when coupled with the housing in the operational condition.
The electrical connector assembly as claimed in any preceding claim in which the electrical connector receptacle comprises a USB connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.