Float mount electrical connector
AssigneeAMP Incorporated
InventorsGeorge H. Douty, David J. Fabian, John M. Landis
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Abstract
Electrical connector (2) is mounted in a cut out (65) in a mounting panel (66) by means of a pair of straps (82) which are secured to the rear face of the panel by means of bolts (84) the connector (2) has opposite coplanar flanges (22). The straps (82) have portions (92) which project away from the panel (66). The flanges (22) of the connector (2) are slideably received between the inner faces (94) of the straps (82) and are also spaced from the ends of the straps so that the connector is capable of both up and down and tilting movement with respect to the panel (66).
Claims11
An electrical connector for mounting on a panel, the panel having a front face and a rear face and being formed with a cut out opening into both of said faces, the connector comprising:
- a pair of coplanar flanges projecting in opposite directions, and a forward part projecting from the flanges adapted to extend through the cut out and being undersized in respect thereto;
- a pair separate straps each having an inner face engaging a rear face of a respective one of the flanges and opposite ends secured to the rear face of the panel, the inner faces of the straps being spaced from the rear face of the panel substantially by the thickness of the flanges and each flange being slideably received between the inner face of a respective one of the straps and the rear face of the panel, whereby the connector can float in the cut out of the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.