US 6,142,815 A · Electrical interface connector

Abstract

A plurality of interface modules (200,300,400,500) having identical first mating interfaces (202,302) for mating with the mating face (100) of a cable tap connector (10), to enable interconnection therewith at second mating interfaces by different types of electrical conductors. A set of contacts in each module have identical first contact sections (212,318) along the first mating interface, and the contacts are secured in the module housing (206,306) under an insulative retention plate (210,360) that assuredly secures the contacts in proper position for accurate positioning of the first contact sections. The insulative plate (210,360) also protects the first contact sections during handling of the module.

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Dependent claims

An electrical interface module of the type having an insulative housing having a first mating interface and a second mating interface and including at least one contact, characterized in that:

said housing has a surface adjacent to said mating interface;
said at least one contact having a transverse body section extending along said housing surface and a first contact section extending orthogonally from said body section and outwardly from said housing surface;
and
an insulative retention member affixable to said housing along said housing surface outwardly of said body section of said at least one contact, with a corresponding aperture through which extends said first contact section to be exposed along said first mating interface to be electrically connected to an electrical conductor.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electrical interface connector

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Electrical interface connector

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Abstract

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