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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Molex, Llc, Lisle, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Molex, LLC, Lisle, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H01R 13/629 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrical connector according to a disclosed embodiment includes a housing having a terminal receiving opening, and a TPA member mounted outside the terminal receiving opening to fix a position of a terminal. The TPA member includes first and second side cantilever arms which are extended from both ends of the TPA member, respectively, and are positioned outside a sidewall of the housing, the housing is not in contact with the TPA member in a preliminary mounting position, and the housing is latch-coupled with the first and second side cantilever arms in a final mounting position.