Electrical connector
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1. An electrical connector having a housing comprising:
- a first housing element provided with at least a first connection portion that is either male or female; and
a second housing element provided with at least one second connection portion that is either female or male, respectively, suitable for co-operating with the first connection portion;
at least one of the first and second connection portions comprising;
a cylindrical wall extending parallel to an axis and defining a single cavity, said wall having a cross-section perpendicular to said axis, said wall having at least one elastically deformable tab made integrally therewith in the thickness of said wall, wherein the cavity comprises, in said cross-section, at least one side in the form of a straight line segment, said side having a length measured along said segment, wherein the tab extends along said side and has, in said cross-section, a width measured along said segment that is greater than half of the length of the side, and wherein the at least one tab is configured such that it deflects slightly outwardly relative to a rest position when first and second housing elements are assembled.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an electrical connector having a housing comprising:
- a first housing element provided with at least a first connection portion that is either male or female; and
- a second housing element provided with at least one second connection portion that is either female or male, respectively, suitable for co-operating with the first connection portion;
- at least one of the first and second connection portions including at least one elastically deformable tab made integrally with the corresponding connection portion in the thickness of a cylindrical of said connection portion, which wall defines a single cavity that presents, in cross-section, at least one side in the form of a straight line segment, the tab extending, in cross-section, along said side, wherein the tab presents, in cross-section, a width that is greater than half the length of said side.
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1. An electrical connector having a housing comprising:
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a first housing element provided with at least a first connection portion that is either male or female; and a second housing element provided with at least one second connection portion that is either female or male, respectively, suitable for co-operating with the first connection portion; at least one of the first and second connection portions comprising; a cylindrical wall extending parallel to an axis and defining a single cavity, said wall having a cross-section perpendicular to said axis, said wall having at least one elastically deformable tab made integrally therewith in the thickness of said wall, wherein the cavity comprises, in said cross-section, at least one side in the form of a straight line segment, said side having a length measured along said segment, wherein the tab extends along said side and has, in said cross-section, a width measured along said segment that is greater than half of the length of the side, and wherein the at least one tab is configured such that it deflects slightly outwardly relative to a rest position when first and second housing elements are assembled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrical connector having a housing comprising:
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a first housing element provided with at least a first connection portion that is either male or female; and a second housing element provided with at least one second connection portion that is either female or male, respectively, suitable for co-operating with the first connection portion; at least one of the first and second connection portions comprising; a cylindrical wall extending parallel to an axis and defining a single cavity, said wall having a cross-section perpendicular to said axis, said wall having at least one elastically deformable tab made integrally therewith in the thickness of said wall, wherein the cavity comprises, in said cross-section, at least one side in the form of a straight line segment, said side having a length measured along said segment, wherein the tab extends along said side and has, in said cross-section, a width measured along said segment that is greater than half of the length of the side, and wherein the housing elements comprise an electrically conductive material so as to provide shielding for the housing.
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18. An electrical connector having a housing comprising:
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a first housing element provided with at least a first connection portion that is either male or female; and a second housing element provided with at least one second connection portion that is either female or male, respectively, suitable for co-operating with the first connection portion; at least one of the first and second connection portions comprising; a cylindrical wall extending parallel to an axis and defining a single cavity, said wall having a cross-section perpendicular to said axis, said wall having at least one elastically deformable tab made integrally therewith in the thickness of said wall, wherein the cavity comprises, in said cross-section, at least one side in the form of a straight line segment, said side having a length measured along said segment, wherein the tab extends along said side and has, in said cross-section, a width measured along said segment that is greater than half of the length of the side, and wherein said at least one tab presses against a wall of the other connection portion, said wall being substantially plane and parallel to said axis, when the housing elements are assembled.
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