Contact guide retention apparatus
OwnerGalen M. Martin, Keith R. Foltzinventors
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Abstract
An electrical connector configured for connection to a substrate includes a housing which carries a plurality of electrical contacts. Each contact has a contact interface interconnectable with a reciprocal contact interface carried by a substrate. A contact guide has a plurality of apertures positioned to align and mate with the contact interfaces of the contacts. The housing includes a single locking mechanism configured to mate with both the contact guide and the substrate for securing the contact guide and the substrate to the housing.
Claims23
An electrical connector of the type which is connectable to a substrate, comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the housing, each contact having contact interface interconnectable with a reciprocal contact interface carried by a substrate;
- a contact guide having a plurality of apertures positioned to align and mate with the contact interfaces of the contacts;
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- the housing including locking mechanism configured to mate with both the contact guide and the substrate for securing the contact guide and the substrate to the housing.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a housing having a substrate end matable with a substrate and a connector end matable with a second electrical connector;
- a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the housing, each contact having a first contact interface positioned in the substrate end of the housing for interconnection with a reciprocal contact interface carried by the substrate and a second contact interface positioned in the connector end of the housing for interconnection with a reciprocal contact interface carried by the second electrical connector;
- a contact guide configured to mate with the substrate end of the housing, the contact guide including a plurality of apertures positioned to matingly align with the first contact interfaces;
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- a single connection means for securing the housing to both the contact guide and to the substrate.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a housing having a substrate end matable with a substrate and a connector end matable with a second electrical connector;
- a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the housing, each contact having a first contact interface positioned in the substrate end of the housing for interconnection with a reciprocal contact interface carried by the substrate and a second contact interface positioned in the connector end of the housing for interconnection with a reciprocal contact interface carried by the second electrical connector;
- a contact guide configured to mate with the substrate end of the housing, the contact guide including a plurality of apertures positioned to matingly align with the first contact interfaces;
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- first and second posts extending from the housing, each of the posts being configured to mate with a reciprocal aperture formed on the contact guide and a reciprocal aperture formed on the substrate for securing the housing to the contact guide and the substrate, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.