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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1998
Adam Douglas Cunningham, Methuen, MA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A connector includes a housing assembly, a backshell and a latch. The housing assembly includes a plurality of contacts having IDC sections for connection to a plurality of discrete electrical conductors. The backshell engages the housing assembly and includes a retention row for urging the discrete electrical conductors into electrical contact with the IDC sections. The backshell grips a cable holding the discrete electrical conductors to provide a strain relief and provides an interior cavity suitable for splaying the discrete electrical conductors to the plurality of IDC sections. The latch is coupled to the housing assembly and is adapted for engagement with a mating connector to retain the housing assembly in engagement with the mating connector.