WATERPROOF RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR
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1. An electrical receptacle connector comprising:
- a housing comprised of an electrically insulative polymer that extends between a receiving face and a rear face, the housing defining a cavity that communicates with an opening in the receiving face to receive a plug portion of a mating plug connector;
a contact spacer positioned adjacent to the rear face;
a gasket disposed between the rear face of the housing and the contact assembly;
a plurality of contacts, each of the plurality of contacts having a tip positioned within the cavity, an anchor portion that anchors each contact to the contact spacer and a beam portion that connects the tip to the anchor portion; and
a metallic bracket disposed around an outside surface of the housing.
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Abstract
An electrical receptacle connector includes housing defining a cavity configured to receive a plug portion of a mating connector. A plurality of electrical contacts are secured within a contact assembly that is sealed to the housing with a gasket and held in place by a metallic bracket disposed around an outside surface of the housing.
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1. An electrical receptacle connector comprising:
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a housing comprised of an electrically insulative polymer that extends between a receiving face and a rear face, the housing defining a cavity that communicates with an opening in the receiving face to receive a plug portion of a mating plug connector; a contact spacer positioned adjacent to the rear face; a gasket disposed between the rear face of the housing and the contact assembly; a plurality of contacts, each of the plurality of contacts having a tip positioned within the cavity, an anchor portion that anchors each contact to the contact spacer and a beam portion that connects the tip to the anchor portion; and a metallic bracket disposed around an outside surface of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electrical receptacle connector comprising:
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a housing comprised of an electrically insulative polymer that extends between a receiving face and a rear face, the housing defining a cavity that communicates with a front opening in the receiving face to receive a plug portion of a mating plug connector and wherein the housing has a plurality of slots that form a portion of the cavity; a contact assembly including a plurality of contacts positioned adjacent to the rear face, wherein each of the plurality of contacts is disposed within one of the plurality of slots and includes a tip positioned within the cavity, an anchor portion that anchors each contact to the contact assembly and a beam portion that connects the tip to the anchor portion; a gasket disposed between the rear face of the housing and the contact assembly; and a metallic bracket disposed around an outside surface of the housing and formed to secure the contact assembly to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electrical receptacle connector comprising:
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a housing comprised of an electrically insulative polymer that extends between a receiving face and a rear face, the housing defining a cavity that communicates with a front opening in the receiving face to receive a plug portion of a mating plug connector and wherein the housing has a plurality of slots that form a portion of the cavity; a contact assembly including;
(i) a contact spacer positioned adjacent to the rear face;
(ii) a plurality of contacts, each of the plurality of contacts having a tip that extents into the cavity through one of the plurality of slots, an anchor portion coupled to the contact spacer, and a beam portion that connects the tip to the anchor portion; and
(iii) a ground latch having first and second spring arms on opposing sides of the plurality of contacts;a gasket disposed between the rear face of the housing and the contact assembly; and a metallic bracket disposed around an outside surface of the housing and formed to secure the contact assembly to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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