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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
May. 12, 2000
Thomas M. Mullen, Jr., Dunellen, NJ (US);
Hayco, Inc., Toms River, NJ (US);
Abstract
A premold for housing the electrical contacts of an electrical connector has a base with a plurality of channels extending from a front surface to a rear surface thereof, each of the channels accommodating therein an associated electrical contact. An intermediate wall extending transversely across each of the channels divides them into a front portion extending from the front surface to the intermediate wall and a rear portion extending from the intermediate wall to the rear surface. The front portion of each channel accommodates an engageable portion of the electrical contact and the rear portion accommodates a connector end of the electrical contact for connecting it to an electrical cord. The front portion and the rear portion of the channels shield the electrical contacts from inadvertent contact. A cover snaps on to the base covering the front portion and the rear portion of each of the channels and the electrical contacts contained therein for retaining the electrical contacts within the housing insulated from contacting each other and from contacting the environment. The cover is substantially coextensive with the base portion such that each of the electrical contacts is substantially completely contained within the premold.