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US 12,744,343 B2Granted
Systems and methods for electrical connector housing body and enclosed circuit board
AssigneeIDEAL Industries, Inc.
InventorsRichard Scott Horner, Joshua Haney, Nicolas Bisi, Kevin Vernon
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a connector housing configured to receive at least one electrical contact. The electrical connector further includes a circuit board enclosed within the connector housing. The electrical connector further includes at least one electrical lead configured to electrically connect the circuit board to the at least one electrical contact.
Claims14
An electrical connector comprising:
- a connector housing configured to receive at least one electrical contact;
- a circuit board enclosed within the connector housing;
- at least one electrical lead configured to electrically connect the circuit board to the at least one electrical contact;
- at least one spring retainer fixed within the connector housing configured to lock the at least one electrical contact into the connector housing, the at least one spring retainer comprises a conductive metal, the at least one spring retainer is directly electrically connected to the at least one electrical contact, and the at least one electrical lead is directly electrically connected to the at least one spring retainer;
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- a first chamber configured to receive the at least one electrical contact and a second chamber containing the circuit board, and a passthrough connects the first chamber and the second chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.