Trompeter Electronics, Inc.

G&h Technology, Inc.

James O Handley

Joe D Norwood

Jeffrey C Murphy

An indicator for a mating connector pair provides a visual indication when a plug-side connector is fully engaged with a jack-side connector. The plug-side connector is configured for engagement with the jack-side connector to form an electrical connection. The plug-side connector includes a connector body and a bayonet sleeve rotatably connected to the connector body. The sleeve includes two slots which are configured for engagement with corresponding lugs on the jack-side connector. The indicator is located on the sleeve and aligns with a reference point when the slots in the sleeve are fully engaged with the lugs of the jack-side connector. The indicator may be a substantially V-shaped notch, a dimple, a ridge or a lug.

Connector assembly having visual indicator

An electrical connector includes a conductive casing and a conductive probe disposed within the casing. The probe may be in a concentric relationship with the casing. The probe is insulated from the casing as by a first insulating sleeve which may be disposed in a concentric relationship with the casing and the probe. A first electrical assembly such as a first printed circuit board has an opening for a disposition of the casing in the opening in the board in an insulated relationship with the board. A first end of the probe may pass through an opening in the first sleeve for connection to a terminal external to the connector. A second end of the probe may pass through an opening in a second insulating sleeve disposed in the casing and then may pass through an opening in a second electrical assembly such as a second printed circuit board in an insulated relationship to the casing. A plug may be disposed within the casing to position the second insulator fixedly within the casing. One of the boards may be a motherboard and the other board may be a daughterboard. One of the boards may be disposed in a transverse relationship to the other board.

Assembly including an electrical connector and a pair of printed circuit boards

A cable (10) has a plurality of conductors (12) with individual conductive shields (14) and one common shield (16) for all conductors, the outer end portions of which shields are terminated by being clampingly retained between tapered surfaces (48,52; 50,54) of the first, second and third termination rings (42,44,46).

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James O Handley