International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation

General Signal Corporation

Peter A Kurbikoff

Gary C Bethurum

A shell-less connector member having an optional grounding shell bracket mounted on the forward mating portion of the connector member. The connector member may be intermated with a standard metal shell connector member or, when the grounding bracket is removed, with the mating shell-less connector member.

Electrical connector with optional grounding element

A receptacle for receiving three plugs with ground prongs is disclosed. The blade receiving openings in the cover plate are arranged in two parallel lines with the ground prong receiving openings disposed along the center line of the cover plate. A non-conductive body member includes cavities for receiving ground prong contacts. These contacts extend from a grounding strap which is secured between the upper surface of the body member and the cover plate. The blades of plugs pass through the grounding strap into engagement with underlying contact assemblies which are secured within the body member.

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Agoura, CA, United States of America

Peter A Kurbikoff