Connector assembly with receptacle carriers
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsChristopher Lee ALLGOOD, John Raymond SHUEY
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Abstract
A connector assembly which has a housing and a cover. The housing has a connector mating face and a cover mating face. The cover is removably attached to the housing. The cover has a wire receiving cavity with an opening at the end of the cavity. One or more receptacle carrier receiving cavities extend through respective openings on either side of the housing, thereby allowing one or more receptacle carriers to be inserted into the respective receptacle receiving cavities through the respective openings on either side of the housing. The cover can be positioned on the housing in different orientations.
Claims20
A connector assembly comprising:
- a housing having a connector mating face and a cover mating face;
- a cover removably attached to the housing, the cover having a wire receiving cavity with an opening at the end of the cavity,
- one or more receptacle carrier receiving cavities extending from respective openings on either side of the housing, wherein one or more receptacle carriers can be inserted into the respective receptacle receiving cavities through the respective openings on either side of the housing;
- wherein the cover can be positioned on the housing in different orientations.
A connector assembly comprising:
- a housing having receptacle carrier receiving cavities extending through respective openings on either side of the housing, the housing having a connector mating face and a cover mating face;
- receptacle carriers with terminals inserted therein positioned in the receptacle carrier receiving cavities, each terminal being terminated to a respective wire;
- a cover extending from and being removably attached to the housing, the cover may be mounted to the housing in different orientations, the cover is prevented from being removed from the housing in a direction which is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the housing.
A cover for use with a connector assembly, the cover comprising:
- a lever mounting member provided thereon;
- a lever rotatably mounted to the lever mounting member to allow the lever to be rotated between an unmated position and a mated position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.