Electrical connector having positioning member to align contact sections of electrical contacts

An electrical connector, comprising:

• an insulating housing member having contact-receiving passages and a cavity in communication with one another;
• electrical contact members having terminating sections disposed in said passages and contact sections extending into and along said cavity;
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• a rigid positioning member disposed in said cavity and having positioning holes in a rear wall thereof, said contact sections extending through said position holes when said positioning member is disposed in said cavity so that said positioning holes vertically and laterally align said contact sections along said cavity for matable electrical engagement with complementary electrical contact members of a matable electrical connector.

An electrical connector, comprising:

• a dielectric housing member having contact-receiving passages;
• electrical contact members in said contact-receiving passages;
• resilient latching arms extending from walls of said contact-receiving passages in engagement with contact members retaining said contact members in position in said contact-receiving passages, said latching arms and the walls of the passages having a space therebetween;
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• a retaining member in said housing member having projections disposed in the spaces between the passage walls and the latching arms thereby maintaining the latching arms in engagement with the contact members characterized in that said housing member includes a cavity along which said retaining member extends, said retaining member having an inner wall including positioning holes through which contact sections of said contact members extend into and along said cavity, said positioning holes serving to align said contact sections when said retaining member is positioned in said cavity.

An electrical connector, comprising:

• a dielectric housing member having contact-receiving passages;
• electrical contact members having receptacle contact sections in said contact-receiving passages;
• resilient latching arms extending from walls of said contact-receiving passages in engagement with said contact members to retain said contact members in position in said contact-receiving passages, said latching arms and the walls of the passages having a space therebetween;
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• a retaining member in said housing member having projections disposed in the spaces between the passage walls and the latching arms thereby maintaining the latching arms in engagement with the contact members, said retaining member having holes in alignment with said receptacle contact sections.