Electrical connector for securing a wire to a contact
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorWilliam J. Rudy
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing holding a contact. The housing has an opening configured to receive a wire to be joined with the contact. The electrical connector includes a clamping member held within the housing. The clamping member is movable between clamped and unclamped states. The electrical connector includes an actuator movably held within the housing. The actuator moves between open and closed positions. The actuator has a clamp seating portion that holds the clamping member in the unclamped state.
Claims20
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a housing holding a contact, said housing having an opening configured to receive a wire to be joined with said contact;
- a clamping member held within said housing, said clamping member being movable between clamped and unclamped states;
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- an actuator held within said housing, said actuator moving between open and closed positions, said actuator including a seat engaging and holding said clamping member in said unclamped state.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a housing having an opening configured to receive a wire;
- a clamping member located in said housing, said clamping member including a window movable along a clamping direction between aligned and offset positions with respect to said opening;
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- an actuator held in said housing, said actuator being movable between open and closed positions in an actuator direction that is aligned non-parallel with said clamping direction of said clamping member, said actuator moving said window between said aligned and offset positions as said actuator is moved between said open and closed positions, respectively, and wherein said actuator is movable to a repair position, said actuator including a stop that is moved between different first, second, and third distances from said housing when said actuator is moved between said open, closed and repair positions, respectively.
An electrical connector, comprising:
- a housing having an opening configured to receive a wire;
- a clamping member located in said housing, said clamping member including a window movable along a clamping direction between aligned and offset positions with respect to said opening;
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- an actuator held in said housing, said actuator being movable between open and closed positions to move said window between said aligned and offset positions, respectively, said actuator including a finger extending through said housing to engage a channel block on said housing to limit a range of motion of said actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.