Plug connector and construction therefor
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1. A plug connector for connecting wires to a mating connector, comprising:
- a connector housing, the connector housing including an insulative body portion, the connector housing body portion including a forward face;
a circuit card, the circuit card including a leading edge with contacts for mating with the mating connector and a trailing edge with contacts for termination to a plurality of wires, said circuit card being disposed in said connector housing such that the circuit card leading edge extends forwardly of the connector body portion forward face for a preselected length and the circuit card trailing edge being disposed within said connector housing;
a plurality of wires terminated to the circuit card trailing edge contacts;
said connector housing body portion including a first flange extending a first preselected distance from said connector housing body portion and spaced apart from said circuit card, and a second flange extending a second preselected distance from said connector housing body portion and spaced apart from said circuit card; and
, said connector housing body portion including a front wall and two side walls, the front wall defining said connector housing body portion forward face and the two side walls defining a hollow termination nest between themeselves and rearwardly of said front wall, said circuit card trailing edge being disposed in the termination nest and said wires being terminated to said circuit card trailing edge contacts in said termination nest.
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Abstract
A plug connector is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card extending forwardly of a mating face of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by one or more protective flanges that extend forwardly from the body portion and which flank the circuit card to protect it from stubbing and to provide a means for aligning the plug connector with the receptacle connector. The body portion has a hollow frame that supports the circuit card and the interior of the frame is filled with a molding material, such as plastic.
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1. A plug connector for connecting wires to a mating connector, comprising:
- a connector housing, the connector housing including an insulative body portion, the connector housing body portion including a forward face;
a circuit card, the circuit card including a leading edge with contacts for mating with the mating connector and a trailing edge with contacts for termination to a plurality of wires, said circuit card being disposed in said connector housing such that the circuit card leading edge extends forwardly of the connector body portion forward face for a preselected length and the circuit card trailing edge being disposed within said connector housing;
a plurality of wires terminated to the circuit card trailing edge contacts;
said connector housing body portion including a first flange extending a first preselected distance from said connector housing body portion and spaced apart from said circuit card, and a second flange extending a second preselected distance from said connector housing body portion and spaced apart from said circuit card; and
,said connector housing body portion including a front wall and two side walls, the front wall defining said connector housing body portion forward face and the two side walls defining a hollow termination nest between themeselves and rearwardly of said front wall, said circuit card trailing edge being disposed in the termination nest and said wires being terminated to said circuit card trailing edge contacts in said termination nest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a connector housing, the connector housing including an insulative body portion, the connector housing body portion including a forward face;
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14. A plug connector for connecting wires to a mating connector, comprising:
- a connector housing, the connector housing including an insulative body portion, the connector housing body portion including a forward face;
a circuit card, the circuit card including a leading edge with contacts for mating with the mating connector and a trailing edge with contacts for termination to a plurality of wires, said circuit card being disposed in said connector housing such that the circuit card leading edge extends forwardly through the connector body portion forward face for a preselected length and the circuit card trailing edge extends rearwardly within said connector housing;
a plurality of wires terminated to the circuit card trailing edge contacts;
said connector housing body portion including a first flange extending a first preselected distance from said connector housing body portion and spaced apart from said circuit card, and a second flange extending a second preselected distance from said connector housing body portion and spaced apart from said circuit card; and
,said connector housing body portion including a front wall and two side walls, the front wall defining said connector housing body portion forward face and the two side walls defining a hollow termination nest between themselves and rearwardly of said front wall, said circuit card trailing edge being disposed in the termination nest and said wires being terminated to said circuit card trailing edge contacts in said termination nest, said side walls including longitudinal slots that receives side edges of said circuit card therein, and said connector housing body portion includes a transverse slot through which said circuit card extends to expose said circuit card leading edge forwardly of said connector housing body portion forward face. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
- a connector housing, the connector housing including an insulative body portion, the connector housing body portion including a forward face;
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