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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2001
Victor E. Slack, Lewisville, NC (US);
Eric C. Laurer, Clemmons, NC (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing ( ) and a contact insert ( ) that includes contacts ( ) carried by a molding ( ). A lock member ( ) cooperates with the housing to secure the contact insert in the housing and to bias the molding against a wall of the housing. In one embodiment, the lock member ( ) has a head ( ) that is interference fitted in a stall ( ) in the housing, and the lock member has a tail ( ) that is arranged to urge the molding toward the head. In another embodiment, the lock member ( ) is wedged between the molding and a portion of the housing. The lock member has a main portion, and nose portions ( ) that project from the main portion, and the nose portions engage the molding. In another embodiment, the lock member ( ) includes a protrusion of the molding that is interference fitted in an aperture ( ) in the housing.