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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1984
William J Rudy, Annville, PA (US);
Dennis E Smith, Hershey, PA (US);
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A housing for an electrical connector is provided having one or more terminal-receiving cavities having wall portions which resiliently expand when a terminal is inserted therein and return to an unexpanded condition when the terminal is latchingly secured therein. Preferably the expandable wall portions comprise two arcuate arm-like sections. An opening is provided between the cavities from a front (or rear) surface of the housing. A locking insert is provided that is inserted into the opening from the front (or rear) surface after the terminals are secured and the cavity walls are unexpanded, filling the opening such that the cavity walls cannot expand and the terminals become dislodged when the locking insert is in place. The locking insert is preferably latchingly secured in the housing and can be removed, if desired.