Amp LLC

David S Fleak

Attalee Snarr Taylor

William H Rose

Keith S Koegel

William B Long

Stanford C Moist, Jr

Warren D Nauman

An electrical connector assembly for connection to an electrical cable comprises; an insulative housing block, conductive signal contacts on the housing block, a ground bus on the housing block connected to at least one selected signal contact, wire connecting portions of the signal contacts appear at corresponding first openings formed in the housing block, wire connecting portions of the ground bus appear at corresponding second openings of the housing block, and the housing block is formed to surround and insulate each of the signal contacts to allow insertion of the signal contacts into an insulative housing.

Discrete cable assembly

A floating first electrical connector 11 (such as a receptacle) has a plurality of contacts adapted to mate with complementary contacts carried by a second electrical connector 21 (such as a plug). The receptacle 11 has a limited floating movement within the plane of an opening 12 in a panel 13 (of a power supply or other electrical apparatus) and a retaining clip 17 is snapped over the receptacle 11 (from externally of the power supply) to releasably secure the receptacle 11 on the panel 13, yet accommodate the limited floating movement of the receptacle 11. The receptacle 11 is retained by the retaining clip 17, externally of the power supply, but the receptacle 11 is only accessibly internally of the power supply. The arrangement permits a smooth engagement between the contacts on the plug 21 and receptacle 11, respectively, either by an axial sliding movement or by a relative angular movement therebetween. A flange 28 on the retaining clip covers the opening in the panel 13 and precludes access interiorly of the panel.

Floating mounting means for electrical connector assembly

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Palmyra, PA, United States of America

David S Fleak