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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2015
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kok Hoe Lee, Singapore, SG;
Saujit Bandhu, Singapore, SG;
YunLong Qiao, Singapore, SG;
Rao L. Vittapalli, Singapore, SG;
Chin Hua Lim, Singapore, SG;
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
In a specific embodiment, a connectoris disclosed. The connectorcomprises an insulative housingdefining a rear openingfor receiving a plurality of electrical wiresand a front openingand a circuit boarddisposed in the housingand comprising a mating sectionfor mating with a corresponding mating section of a mating connector. The mating sectionprotrudes outwardly from the front openingand terminates at a front edgedisposed between opposing side edgesof the mating section. The connectorfurther comprises opposing side armsextending forwardly from opposing lateral sidesof the front openingalong, adjacent and beyond corresponding side edgesof the mating sectionwith a maximum separation between each side edgeand the corresponding side armbeing sufficiently small so that when the connectormates with a mating connector, no portion of the mating connector can be inserted between the side edgeand the corresponding side arm. Other exemplary embodiments are also disclosed.