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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
William J. Rudy, Annville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/3648 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/3648 ;
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing holding a contact. The housing has an opening configured to receive a wire to be joined with the contact. The electrical connector includes a clamping member held within the housing. The clamping member is movable between clamped and unclamped states. The electrical connector includes an actuator movably held within the housing. The actuator moves between open and closed positions. The actuator has a clamp seating portion that holds the clamping member in the unclamped state.