Connector system
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsKevin Michael Thackston, Albert Tsang, Robert Neil Mulfinger
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Abstract
A connector system includes a pass-through connector that includes a housing with a front and a rear opposite the front. The front of the housing has a front opening, and the rear of the housing has a rear opening. The housing also has a cavity between the front opening and the rear opening. The pass-through connector also includes conductors which are held by the housing in the cavity. The system also includes a plug that is received in the cavity through the front opening. The plug has a contact holder that holds plug conductors. The contact holder has a head that is received in the cavity, and the head is configured to push contaminants from the cavity through the rear opening as the plug is loaded into the cavity.
Claims20
A connector system comprising:
- a pass-through connector comprising a housing having a front and a rear opposite the front, the front having a front opening, the rear having a rear opening, the housing having a cavity between the front opening and the rear opening, the pass-through connector comprising conductors held by the housing in the cavity;
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- a plug received in the cavity through the front opening, the plug having a contact holder holding plug conductors, the contact holder having a head received in the cavity, the head being configured to push contaminants from the cavity through the rear opening as the plug is loaded into the cavity.
A connector system comprising:
- a pass-through connector comprising a housing having a front and a rear opposite the front, the front having a front opening, the rear having a rear opening, the housing having a cavity between the front opening and the rear opening, the cavity being defined by cavity walls, the pass-through connector comprising conductors held by the housing in the cavity;
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- a plug received in the cavity through the front opening, the plug having a contact holder holding plug conductors, the contact holder having a head received in the cavity, the head having a wiping surface engaging the cavity walls and being configured to wipe along the walls and push contaminants from the cavity through the rear opening as the plug is loaded into the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.