The Whitaker Corporation

Ronald J Baker

Martha L Rupert

David M Swartz

Douglas G Fisher

Scott Frederick Morin

Clark S Hammaker

David L Brockway

James A Hunt

An electric connector (1) comprises, an insulating housing (3), and contacts (7) in respective contact receiving cavities (8). The contacts (7) have respective marker surfaces (18) that align with respect to marker surfaces (21, 23) located in the staggered positions on the housing (3) to position at least one of the contacts (7) farther from a mating end (2) of the housing (3) than another of the contacts (7 ). The contacts (7) are to be inserted by engaging a straight surface of an insertion tool against their marker surfaces (18) and then impelling them along the cavities (8) until the marker surfaces (18) are aligned with respect to selected one or the other of the marker surfaces (21,23). The marker surfaces (21,23) can also serve to limit travel of the insertion tool. The contacts after such insertion are positioned in staggered rows and are retained by engagement of barbs (17) with walls of the cavities.

Electrical connector with contacts at different insertion depths

An electrical connector (1) comprises, a housing (4), a mating face (6) on the housing (4), multiple electrical contacts (7) in the housing (4), terminals (8) on the contacts (7) projecting from the housing (4) for connection with a circuit board, and an insulating alignment member (28) biasing the terminals (8), and a base portion (26) on the housing (4) adapting the connector (1) for vertical mounting and, alternatively, for right angle mounting to a circuit board.

Electrical connector with contact alignment member

Visually keyed connector (10) and plug assemblies (36) wherein the insulative housings (16,38) are formed of material of the same color only when the number and configuration of the terminal receiving cavities (22) of the connector and the contacts (42) of the plug have mating compatibility. The connector and plug assemblies have their mating faces (20,40) exposed to provide a visual indication of such compatibility.

Visually keyed connector and plug assemblies

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Ronald J Baker