Contact assembly for an electrical connector
First Claim
1. An electrical contact assembly comprising:
- a connector housing having a body with a mating end and a wire end, an opening extending through the body from the mating end to the wire end;
a contact hood having a body including an axis and an opening extending through the body along the axis, the contact hood having at least two hood fasteners preformed on the contact hood, the contact hood received in the opening of the connector housing; and
an electrical contact having a body including a contact end and a socket end, the socket end having at least two contact fasteners preformed on the electrical contact, the socket end inserted axially into the opening of the contact hood so that the at least two preformed hood fasteners engage the at least two preformed contact fasteners to secure the electrical contact within the contact hood, the contact end of the electrical contact configured to extend from the mating end of the connector housing and connect to a contact of a mating connector, wherein the preformed hood fasteners and preformed contact fasteners being formed prior to inserting the electrical contact into the contact hood.
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Abstract
An electrical contact assembly is provided. The assembly includes a contact hood having a body including an axis and an opening extending through the body along the axis. The opening has an inner surface. The contact hood is configured to be received in an opening of a connector housing. At least two protrusions are formed on the inner surface of the contact hood opening. An electrical contact is provided having a body including a contact end and a socket end. The socket end is inserted axially into the opening of the contact hood. The contact end of the electrical contact is configured to extend from a mating end of the connector housing. At least two apertures are formed on the socket end of the electrical contact. The at least two protrusions are received in the at least two apertures to secure the electrical contact within the contact hood.
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1. An electrical contact assembly comprising:
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a connector housing having a body with a mating end and a wire end, an opening extending through the body from the mating end to the wire end; a contact hood having a body including an axis and an opening extending through the body along the axis, the contact hood having at least two hood fasteners preformed on the contact hood, the contact hood received in the opening of the connector housing; and an electrical contact having a body including a contact end and a socket end, the socket end having at least two contact fasteners preformed on the electrical contact, the socket end inserted axially into the opening of the contact hood so that the at least two preformed hood fasteners engage the at least two preformed contact fasteners to secure the electrical contact within the contact hood, the contact end of the electrical contact configured to extend from the mating end of the connector housing and connect to a contact of a mating connector, wherein the preformed hood fasteners and preformed contact fasteners being formed prior to inserting the electrical contact into the contact hood. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical contact assembly comprising:
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a contact hood having a body including an axis and an opening extending through the body along the axis, the opening having an inner surface, the contact hood configured to be received in an opening of a connector housing; at least two protrusions formed on the inner surface of the contact hood opening; an electrical contact having a body including a contact end and a socket end, the socket end inserted axially into the opening of the contact hood, the contact end of the electrical contact configured to extend from a mating end of the connector housing; and at least two apertures formed through the body of the electrical contact on the socket end of the electrical contact, the at least two protrusions received in the at least two apertures to secure the electrical contact within the contact hood. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electrical contact assembly comprising:
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a contact hood having a body including an axis and an opening extending through the body along the axis, the opening having an inner surface including a circumference, the contact hood configured to be received in an opening of a connector housing; hood fasteners oriented symmetrically around the contact hood opening; an electrical contact having a body including a contact end and a socket end, the socket end inserted axially into the opening of the contact hood, the contact end of the electrical contact configured to extend from a mating end of the connector housing; and contact fasteners oriented symmetrically around the electrical contact, the contact fasteners comprising apertures extending through the body of the electrical contact, the hood fasteners engaging the contact fasteners to secure the electrical contact within the contact hood. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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