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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2020
Te Connectivity Services Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Andrew Martin, Glendale, CA (US);
Hailing Liu, Union City, CA (US);
Xiaoming Luo, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Thierry Emile Marin-Martinod, Hershey, PA (US);
Matt McAlonis, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Mark Stephen Ostasiuk, Newark, CA (US);
Kevin Michael Thackston, York, PA (US);
TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a shell and a coupling ring. The shell has contact receiving passages and an outer wall with a coupling ring retaining projection. The coupling ring is integrally mounted on the shell. The coupling ring is movable between a first position and a second position. A spring is integrally positioned on the coupling ring. The spring is provided in a stressed position when the coupling ring is moved to the second position. Openings are provided in the coupling ring; the openings being positioned proximate the spring. The opening are dimensioned to allow the removal of residual material produced during the manufacture of the electrical connector.