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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Albert H Wilson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439610 ; 439607 ;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a forward mating end, a rear terminating end and a plurality of terminal-receiving passages extending between the ends. A conductive front shell is disposed about a substantial portion of at least the forward mating end of the housing. A pair of conductive rear backshells are disposed about a substantial portion of at least the rear terminating end of the housing. The backshells are swivelably mounted to the front shell on front-to-rear axes for movement between open and closed positions.