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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2002
Michael Henry Banas, Kernersville, NC (US);
David J. Rhein, Memphis, MI (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
A nonpolarized electrical connector assembly ( ) includes a receptacle connector subassembly ( ) and a plug connector subassembly ( ). The receptacle connector subassembly ( ) can be mated with an electronic component subassembly, such as an airbag inflation initiator or squib ( ), and includes a cylindrical housing ( ) with a central plug passage ( ). Receptacle contacts ( A, B and C) are positioned at different arcuate locations in this passage ( ) with resilient cantilever beams ( ) of different lengths so that contact points ( ) on the beams ( ) are at different axial locations in the passage ( ). A plug connector subassembly has axially spaced cylindrical plug contacts ( A, B) and ( C) on a plug post ( ) that is inserted into the passage ( ) so that the plug connector subassembly ( ) can be positioned at any angular position relative to the mating axis between the two connector subassemblies.