Electrical adapter
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorJerry Wu
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Abstract
An electrical adapter (1) includes a first connector portion (10), a second connector portion (20) having a different type from the first connector portion, and a plurality of flexible wires (30) electrically connecting the first and second connector portions with each other. The first connector portion includes a first dielectric housing (12) and a plurality of first power contacts (19) retained to the first dielectric housing. The second connector portion includes a second dielectric housing (22) and a plurality of second power contacts (24) retained to the second dielectric housing. Each flexible wire has two opposite ends (32, 34) electrically connected to the first and second power contacts, respectively.
Claims9
An electrical adapter comprising:
- a first connector portion including a first dielectric housing and a plurality of first power contacts retained to the first dielectric housing;
- a second connector portion including a second dielectric housing and a plurality of second power contacts retained to the second dielectric housing;
- and
- a plurality of flexible wires electrically connecting the first power contacts to the second power contacts;
- wherein
- each first power contact has a body plate defining a hole and several mating tails extending from the body plate for mating with a complementary connector;
- wherein
- each second power contact has a solder end which defines a through hole providing strain relief function and an indent in a top face thereof and communicated with the through hole;
- wherein
- one end of each flexible wire goes through and is soldered to the hole of the body plate of an optional one of the first power contacts, and another end of each flexible wire is soldered to the indent of an optional one of the second power contacts;
- wherein
- the second dielectric housing defines in a top face thereof an elongated opening communicated with the solder ends of the second power contacts for facilitating soldering;
- wherein
- the first dielectric housing defines several receiving recesses and forms a first latch member;
- wherein
- the second dielectric housing forms several second latch members engaged with the receiving recesses and defines a slot engaged with the first latch member;
- wherein
- a projection is formed in each receiving recess and has a forward inclined surface and a rearward vertical surface opposite to tie forward inclined surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.