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Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2023
Applicant:

Aptiv Technologies Ag, Schaffhausen, CH;

Inventors:

Rangarajan Sundarakrishnamachari, Chennai, IN;

Siddhan Manickam, Tamilnadu, IN;

Dale Smutny, Canfield, OH (US);

Duane Brantingham, Cortland, OH (US);

Assignee:

Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/424 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 43/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/424 (2013.01); H01R 43/20 (2013.01); H01R 13/5205 (2013.01);
Abstract

A connector assembly includes a connector housing defining a terminal cavity within, the terminal cavity having a first primary locking feature configured to retain a first terminal having a first retaining feature within the terminal cavity. The connector assembly also includes a second terminal having a second retaining feature that is configured to interface with a corresponding second primary locking feature that is of a different design than the first primary locking feature. The connector assembly further includes an adapter having a first attachment feature configured to engage with the second retaining feature of the second terminal to attach the second terminal to the adapter and having a second attachment feature configured to engage with the first primary locking feature of the terminal cavity to attach the adapter to the connector housing. A method of assembling a connector assembly is also presented.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Sundarakrishnamachari, Rangarajan. (2026). Connector assembly with device for adapting a terminal to a connector body and method of assembling same (U.S. Patent No. 12731934). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12731934

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