US 2002/0002015 A1Published application

Matching male and female connector assembly

AssigneeKel Corporation

InventorsSHOICHI MOCHIZUKI, SHINICHI IKEMOTO

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Abstract

A receptacle connector R comprises a plurality of receptacle contacts 70, each of which has a female contact portion 71 in a tuning fork-like shape, and a receptacle retaining member 60, which aligns and retains the receptacle contacts 70. A plug connector P comprises a plurality of plug contacts 40, each of which has a male contact portion 41 insertable into the female contact portion 71, and a plug retaining member 10, which aligns and retains the plug contacts 40. The plug and receptacle connectors P and R are matable and constitute a matching male and female connector assembly. The plug retaining member 10 includes a reinforcing member 12 which extends along a side of the male contact portions 41 of the plug contacts 40 retained therein. While the plug and receptacle connectors P and R are being brought into engagement with each other for electrical connection, the male contact portions 41 along with the reinforcing member 12 are inserted as a one body into the female contact portions 71.

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Dependent claims

A matching male and female connector assembly comprising:

a first connector which includes a plurality of first contacts and a first retaining member made of an electrically insulative material, said first retaining member aligning and retaining said first contacts, each of which has a female contact portion in a tuning fork-like shape;
and
a second connector which includes a plurality of second contacts and a second retaining member made of an electrically insulative material, said second retaining member aligning and retaining said second contacts, each of which has a male contact portion, which is brought into contact with said female contact portion by insertion of said male contact portion into said female contact portion having a tuning fork-like shape;
wherein:
said first connector and said second connector are mated for electrical connection through the insertion of said male contact portions into said female contact portions, respectively;
said second retaining member includes a reinforcing member which extends along a side of said male contact portions of said second contacts retained in said second retaining member;
and
while said first connector and said second connector are being brought into engagement with each other, said male contact portions along with said reinforcing member are inserted as a one body into said female contact portions to bring said male contact portions into contact with said female contact portions for electrical connection of said first contacts and said second contacts.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.