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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1990
Alexander Hunt, III, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Lori A Mayer, Newport, PA (US);
Keith R Denlinger, Lancaster, PA (US);
AMP Incorporated, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A pin and socket connector using pin and socket terminals formed into a highly conductive material and using a separate contact band member less resistant to stress relaxation than the material used to form a stamped and formed pin and socket terminals is disclosed. These pin and socket terminals are suitable for use in both sealed and unsealed electrical connectors, employing a secondary lock. The secondary lock has at least one cylindrical projection engaging the corresponding terminals within the cavities from the rear. At least one curved concentric opening radially spaced from a central wire and terminal receiving opening in a rear conductor seal, is configured to receive a corresponding cylindrical secondary lock projections and establish sealing integrity therewith.