Connector with removal stress relief construction
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1. An electrical connector assembly for association with lead wires and for insertion into a mating socket, said electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a connector body having a top portion, a bottom portion and at least a first, second and third side portions, said first side portion receiving the lead wires,conductive pins projecting from said bottom portion and having a certain characteristic yield strength,said second and third side portions disposed relative said first side portion to meet at a point approximately opposite the midpoint of said connector body first side portion to form a nose-like projection, said second and third side portions and said nose-like projection being disposed such thata force exerted on said connector body first side in response to a pull on the lead wires causes said connector body to first pivot about said nose-like projection and then cam against the mating socket along either said second or third side portions resulting in the removal of said conductive pins from the mating socket without said pins experiencing a lateral force which exceeds their yield strength.
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Abstract
A low profile electrical connector assembly for insertion into a mating socket having a connector body whose pin to lead wire input configuration is non-linear. The connector body includes a nose-like projection which acts to reduce the lateral stress imposed on the connector pins when the assembly is removed from its mating socket by a pulling force exerted on the lead wires.
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1. An electrical connector assembly for association with lead wires and for insertion into a mating socket, said electrical connector assembly comprising:
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a connector body having a top portion, a bottom portion and at least a first, second and third side portions, said first side portion receiving the lead wires, conductive pins projecting from said bottom portion and having a certain characteristic yield strength, said second and third side portions disposed relative said first side portion to meet at a point approximately opposite the midpoint of said connector body first side portion to form a nose-like projection, said second and third side portions and said nose-like projection being disposed such that a force exerted on said connector body first side in response to a pull on the lead wires causes said connector body to first pivot about said nose-like projection and then cam against the mating socket along either said second or third side portions resulting in the removal of said conductive pins from the mating socket without said pins experiencing a lateral force which exceeds their yield strength. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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