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US 2010/0248548 A1Published application
Electrical Connector and Method of Manufacture
AssigneeFCI Americas Technology, Inc.
InventorsThomas K. Burns, Dale A. Croasmun, Francisco Salas
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for manufacturing an electrical connector. A mold is presented having a pair of opposing dies that each define a mold pocket. The mold pockets of each die can be joined to form a mold cavity. Plastic can be injection molded into the mold cavity to form an electrical connector housing.
Claims17
A mold configured to receive injection-molded plastic and produce an electrical connector, the mold comprising:
- a die defining a first mold pocket and comprising a first base and a post extending from the first base and disposed in the first mold pocket;
- a complementary die defining a second mold pocket and comprising a second base and a post receptor extending from the second base and disposed in the second mold pocket,
- wherein the post receptor defines an outer surface that flares inwardly along a direction from a lower end of the post receptor toward the an upper end of the post receptor, and
- wherein the die and the complementary die are configured to be joined so as to define a mold cavity.
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A mold configured to receive injection-molded plastic and produce an electrical connector, the mold comprising:
- a die defining a first mold pocket configured to be joined with a complementary die having a second mold pocket so as to define a mold cavity;
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- a contact receptor extending from the die inside the first mold pocket, the contact receptor including a contact receptor body defining a lower terminal end, an upper terminal end disposed opposite the lower terminal end, and a contact-receiving aperture extending into the contact receptor body, wherein the lower terminal end has a cross-sectional dimension greater than that of the upper terminal end.
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative conductor housing that defines two adjacent contact-receiving openings;
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- two electrically conductive contacts, each of the two electrically conductive contacts received in a respective one of the two adjacent contact-receiving openings and each of the two electrically conductive contacts retained on the insulative conductor housing by an interference fit created between the insulative conductor housing and respective ones of the two electrically conductive contacts,
- wherein the two contact-receiving openings are each sized and shaped to receive any respective electrically conductive shavings that may be created during insertion of a respective one of the two electrically conductive contacts into the insulative conductor housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.