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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2023
Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Matthew Steven Houser, Middletown, PA (US);
Brooke Glassman, Winston Salem, NC (US);
John Wesley Hall, Middletown, PA (US);
Galen Martin, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector or connector assembly includes a first body hingedly connected to a second body and movable between a first and second position with respect thereto. The first body includes a first terminal position assurance (TPA) device, a first terminal space receiving a first terminal, and a first terminal latch engaging with the first terminal and securing it within the first terminal space. The second body includes a second TPA device, a second terminal space receiving a second terminal, and a second terminal latch engaging with the second terminal and securing it within the second terminal space. A TPA latch secures the first body and the second body in each of the first and second positions. In the second position, the first TPA device engages with the second terminal, and the second TPA device engages with the first terminal.