Plug connector with mating protection
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1. A plug connector for connecting wires to a mating connector, comprising:
- a connector housing, the connector housing including a forward face;
a circuit card having 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 from said connector housing forward face, the circuit card trailing edge being disposed within said connector housing;
a plurality of wires terminated to contacts of said circuit card trailing edge and extending out of said connector housing; and
,said connector housing including a first flange extending forwardly from said connector housing forward face in spaced apart relation to one side from said circuit card, said connector housing further including a pair of engagement lugs protruding outwardly from said housing, said engagement lugs each defining a respective stop surface in substantially perpendicular relation to said forwardly-extending circuit card and first flange for limiting forward movement of the plug connector into mating engagement with a mating connector.
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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 a protective flanges that extends forwardly from the body portion above the circuit card to protect it from stubbing and to provide a means for aligning the plug connector with a receptacle connector.
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1. A plug connector for connecting wires to a mating connector, comprising:
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a connector housing, the connector housing including a forward face; a circuit card having 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 from said connector housing forward face, the circuit card trailing edge being disposed within said connector housing; a plurality of wires terminated to contacts of said circuit card trailing edge and extending out of said connector housing; and
,said connector housing including a first flange extending forwardly from said connector housing forward face in spaced apart relation to one side from said circuit card, said connector housing further including a pair of engagement lugs protruding outwardly from said housing, said engagement lugs each defining a respective stop surface in substantially perpendicular relation to said forwardly-extending circuit card and first flange for limiting forward movement of the plug connector into mating engagement with a mating connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A connector for engaging a mating connector, comprising:
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a housing with a mating face thereon for mating with the opposing connector; a mating blade portion projecting forwardly of the mating face, said mating blade portion having a plurality of conductive contacts supported thereon; a flange extending forwardly from said mating face in vertically spaced apart relation to said circuit card, said connector housing further including a pair of engagement lugs protruding outwardly from said housing, said engagement lugs each including a registration portion for vertically aligning said circuit card and flange in predetermined vertical orientation with respect to a mating connector and a stop portion which defines a stop surface in substantially perpendicular relation to said forwardly extending circuit card and flange for limiting forward movement of said plug into mating engagement with a mating connector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A plug connector for connecting wires to a mating connector, comprising:
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a connector housing, the connector housing including a forward face; a circuit card having 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 from said connector housing forward face, the circuit card trailing edge being disposed within said connector housing; a plurality of wires terminated to contacts of said circuit card trailing edge and exiting from said connector housing; and
,said connector housing including a first flange formed as part of said housing and extending from said connector housing forward face, said first flange having an inner surface disposed in facing relation to said circuit card, said first flange having side surfaces on opposite lateral sides of said inner surface, and said first flange side surfaces having forward angled portions extending inwardly toward each other in a forward direction toward a terminal end of the flange for guiding said first flange and connector housing into predetermined mated relation with a mating connector. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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