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US 5,314,357 AGranted
Combined electrical connector
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorCharles H. Weidler
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Abstract
An electrical connector (1) comprises, first and second clasping bodies (2) that interlock with each other and define therebetween multiple housing cavities (3), multiple cable connectors (4) in the cavities (3), each connector (4) having a housing (5) with an external profile encircled by one of the cavities (3), front mating faces (7) of the connectors (4) being aligned side to side, relatively wide sections (10) of the connectors (4) overlapping one another laterally, side to side, to achieve a compact width.
Claims9
An electrical connector comprising:
- first and second clasping bodies that interlock with each other and define therebetween multiple housing cavities, multiple cable connectors in the cavities, each connector having a housing with an external profile, the cavities conforming to and encircling the external profiles of the housings, front mating faces of the connectors being staggered front to rear, relatively wide portions of at least two of the connectors being spaced apart front to rear, and the relatively wide portions overlapping one another laterally, side to side, to achieve a compact width.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.