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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victor Eugene Slack, Lewisville, NC (US);
Michael Paul Derstine, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439607 ; 439676 ;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing which holds a plurality of terminals and a conductive shell which is mounted on the housing. The housing has a wall and a pocket is formed in the wall. The shell has a locking tab which is interference fitted in the pocket, thereby anchoring the shell to the housing. The shell also has a floating tab which is freely received in the pocket and is resiliently engaged with the locking tab.