Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh

Tyco Electronics Canada Ulc

Thomas Robert Dewitte

David James Rhein

Adam Price Tyler

Zoran Krnetic

Lindsey E Gatesman

Pushkar S Kolhatkar

Praveen Kumar Hm

An electrical connector assembly comprises a header and a backing plate attachable thereto. The header includes a plug portion for connecting to a complementary mating connector, and a base having a plurality of mounting through holes for fixing the header to a mounting surface. The backing plate includes a plurality of mounting elements corresponding in location to the plurality of mounting holes of the header for fixing the backing plate to the header on an underside of the mounting surface, and a central opening corresponding in location to the plug portion of the header with the backing plate fixed to the header.

Header with backing plate for mounting the header to a mounting surface

An electrical header for mounting to an object such as an electrical device. The header comprises a body including a base, a first plug end defined on a first side of the base and adapted to mate with a mating connector, and a second plug end defined on a second side of the base and adapted to be inserted into the object. An elastic locking element is arranged on the second plug end and is adapted to engage with and secure the header to the object. The elastic locking element is sized and shaped to be elastically biased by the object in a direction transverse to an insertion direction of the header during removal of the header from the object. The elastic element may be formed to be integral with a shield of the header.

Temporary header retention feature

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