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AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsMichael Banas, David Klein
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An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector with one or more latch receptacles, and a cover with one or more latches, in which the latch receptacles and latches are polarized so that a latch engages with a latch receptacle when the connector and the cover are aligned in a pre-determined orientation. In certain embodiments, the electrical connector has at least two latch receptacles, one of them being a first width and others being of a second, different width, and there are corresponding latches also of two different widths. In certain embodiments, the latches are in pairs, and for example, at least one pair of latches and receptacles of the same width will be on opposite sides of the cover. The pairs differ in width so that the cover is “polarized” to fit in only one orientation.
An electrical connector assembly, comprised of an electrical connector housing and cover, the cover comprising a channel portion positioned about an interior periphery of the cover portion, the channel portion being profiled to reside over a top rim of the electrical connector housing, the electrical connector housing further comprising latches in latching engagement with the electrical connector housing.
An electrical connector assembly, comprised of an electrical connector housing and cover, the cover comprising a channel portion positioned about an interior periphery of the cover portion, the channel portion being profiled to reside over a top rim of the electrical connector housing, the electrical connector housing further comprising a post extending downwardly from an interior surface of said cover, and being profiled to support said cover from an interior thereof.
An electrical connector assembly, comprised of an electrical connector housing and cover, the cover comprising a wire dress opening extending through an end thereof, and the electrical connector housing further comprising a latching assembly in latching engagement with the electrical connector housing, the latches being profiled as latching arms extending from said cover with enlarged bosses flanked by latching surfaces, and said latching assembly further comprising a latch receptacle, defining an opening through which said enlarged bosses extend.
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