Molex Corporation

Peter Thomas Curtin

Eugene Folan

John M Horgan

John Wallace

Joseph McCarthy

Brian Murphy

Enda Kelly

Kent D Waddell

Michael J Miskin

Michael F Magajne

John Meaney

Damien O'Sullivan

Dave Hannon

An electrical connector assembly is provided for terminating a plurality of electrical wires. A non-conductive connector housing mounts a plurality of signal terminals. A wire management module includes a non-conductive body mounting a plurality of ground terminals. The body positions a plurality of signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors of the electrical wires, the ground conductors being terminated to the ground terminals. The ground terminals interengage with the connector housing to mount the wire management module to the housing with the signal wire conductors in position for termination to the signal terminals.

Electrical connector with wire management module

A latching system is provided for an electrical connector which includes a connector housing mounting a plurality of conductive terminals in a terminal module for contacting the terminals of an appropriate mating connecting device. At least one elongated latch arm has a front latching end and a rear end. The latch arm has an enlarged integral pivot portion intermediate its opposite ends. The housing includes an elongated groove for receiving the elongated latch arm. The groove has an enlarged journal portion for receiving the pivot portion of the latch arm. The groove has an enlarged cavity portion at one side thereof. A spring independent of the latch arm is located in the enlarged cavity portion of the groove for pivoting the latch arm in a latching direction.

Latching system for electrical connectors

An electrical connector is provided for receiving an electrical plug. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a plug-insertion cavity for receiving the electrical plug in an insertion direction. At least one conductive terminal is mounted on the housing and includes a body portion for fixing the terminal to the housing. A spring contact arm extends from the body portion toward the plug-insertion cavity. A contact portion of the spring contact arm is exposed in the cavity for engaging the electrical plug. The spring contact arm extends generally transversely of the insertion direction, whereby the contact portion is yieldably movable generally perpendicular to the insertion direction. The spring contact arm is bowed outwardly of the plug-insertion cavity near the periphery thereof, whereby only the contact portion is exposed in the cavity.

Electrical connector for receiving electrical plug

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Rahen, Ireland

Peter Thomas Curtin