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Electrical connector with multiple blade contacts

  • US 5,588,877 A
  • Filed: 12/22/1994
  • Issued: 12/31/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electrical connector comprising an insulating housing, an elongated plug receiving single cavity in a mating front of the housing defined between opposed side and end walls, and conductive multiple contacts in the housing, the contacts being spaced apart without insulation therebetween adjacent the mating front, leading portions of the contacts bridging across the single cavity to opposite sides of the single cavity upon insertion into said housing from an insertion face opposed to said mating front, andopposed side portions of Said contact leading portions extend to opposed side edge portions through transverse slots in said cavity side walls extending to closed front ends adjacent said mating front, said side edge portions having resilient lances latched forwardly of latching surfaces defined in walls of said slots facing and remote from said mating front of said housing along opposite sides of said single cavity whereby said contacts are latchingly retained within said housing.

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