Visual indicators having common cathode leads, and an electrical connector using same
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing that includes a plurality of electrical receptacles, a respective array of contacts in each of the receptacles, and a visual indicator subassembly including a pair of illuminating members arranged side-by-side, the pair of illuminating members having respective anodes, and a common cathode that is shared by the pair of illuminating members, wherein the pair of illuminating members are associated with a pair of adjacent said receptacles.
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Abstract
A lighting device (50, 60) includes a pair of illuminating members (42, 62) arranged side-by-side. The illuminating members have separate anodes (44, 64), and a common cathode (46, 66) that is shared by the illuminating members. In one embodiment, the common cathode (66) has the same cross-sectional shape as each of the anodes (64). In another embodiment, the common cathode includes a pair of individual cathodes (46) that are soldered together. The lighting device is mountable in an electrical connector housing such that the pair of illuminating members is associated with a pair of adjacent electrical receptacles in the housing.
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing that includes a plurality of electrical receptacles, a respective array of contacts in each of the receptacles, and a visual indicator subassembly including a pair of illuminating members arranged side-by-side, the pair of illuminating members having respective anodes, and a common cathode that is shared by the pair of illuminating members, wherein the pair of illuminating members are associated with a pair of adjacent said receptacles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing that includes a plurality of electrical receptacles, a respective array of contacts in each of the receptacles, and illuminating members associated with respective ones of the receptacles, wherein at least some of the illuminating members are arranged as subassemblies, each said subassembly including a pair of said illuminating members arranged side-by-side, each said pair of illuminating members having respective anodes, and a common cathode that is shared by said pair of illuminating members, wherein each said pair of illuminating members is associated with a pair of adjacent said receptacles. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing that includes a plurality of electrical receptacles, a respective array of contacts in each of the receptacles, and visual indicator subassemblies associated with pairs of adjacent said receptacles, each said subassembly including a pair of illuminating members arranged side-by-side, the pair of illuminating members having respective anodes, and a common cathode that is shared by the pair of illuminating members, wherein each said illuminating member is associated with a different one of said receptacles. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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