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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christian Otto Boemmel, Langen, DE;
Rolf Jetter, Darmstadt, DE;
Assignee:
AMP Deutschland GmbH, Langen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/340 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/340 ;
Abstract
A connector for receiving terminals therein that includes a terminal block having outer side walls and opposing end walls, wherein terminal receiving passageways extend between the opposing end walls for receiving a terminal, and a primary retention member is disposed along at least one of the terminal receiving passageways that includes a resilient retention arm that extends into the passageway to retain the terminal therein, where the primary retention member is particularly adapted to situations where the spacing between the wall and the passageway is relatively small.