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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2002
Navin Kanjibhai Patel, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
William Gary Lenker, Marysville, PA (US);
Navin Kanjibhai Patel, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
William Gary Lenker, Marysville, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly for connecting an electrical contact to an electrical wire. The connector assembly comprises a housing and anti-overstress members. The housing has a contact chamber that retains an electrical contact. The electrical contact has an elasticity over a range of motion. The anti-overstress member is provided in the contact chamber. The anti-overstress member is positioned within the range of motion to limit deflection of the electrical contact. The connector assembly may also comprise interweaving walls positioned on either side of the electrical contact within the contact chamber. The interweaving walls shield the electrical contact from arcing. The interweaving walls have edges with non-linear contours proximate an open bottom of the housing.