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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1989
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A shielded electrical connector for matable and latchable connection with a complementary electrical connector (50) comprises an electrical contact assembly (27) covered by a metal shield member (11) having a profiled mating section (31) for matable engagement with a profiled mating section (52) of the complementary connector (50); latch members (20a, 20b) having slots (24) with sections (24') of the slots (24) having mounting sections (13') of L-shaped mounting members (13) of the shield members (11) disposed therein pivotally mounting the latch members on (20a, 20b) the shield member, and maintaining sections (13') of the mounting members (13) along with cantilever members (25) of the latch members (20, 20b) maintaining the latch members on the mounting members (11), and spring members (26) of the latch members (20a,20b) engaging the shield member (11) maintaining hook members (23) of the latch members (20a, 20b) in latching engagement with latching hooks (53) of the complementary connector (50).