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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2001
Hoy Smith Beck, Jr., Lexington, NC (US);
Jeremy Christin Patterson, Greensboro, NC (US);
Donald Robert Worthington, Pfafftown, NC (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
In electrical connector assemblies comprising mating receptacle and plug connectors, a force is generated during mating which urges the receptacle and plug connectors away from an intermediate, partially mated position in which arcing might occur between terminals in the mating connectors. This force can be generated when an inertial protrusion on receptacle connector engages an inertial protrusion on a plug connector . This force can also be generated when movement of an over-center lever results in deformation of a cantilever beam when a receptacle connector is mated to a plug connector . These connector assemblies can be used to limit damage to mating terminals in a 42 volt automotive electrical connector system.