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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2004
John A. Kooiman, Peoria, AZ (US);
John A. Kooiman, Peoria, AZ (US);
Corning Gilbert Inc., Glendale, AZ (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector () for mounting in a mounting hole includes a body () and a mounting mechanism. The mounting mechanism includes a spring finger basket () that includes a base portion () and a plurality of spring fingers (). Each spring finger () is commonly connected at the base portion and has a tip () at a free end opposite the base portion. The base portion is attached to an outer surface of the body adjacent to a flange () in the outer surface. The tip of each spring finger is spaced apart from the body. An end cap () is attached to the outer surface of the body. The end cap has an outer lip () limiting outward radial movement and permitting inward radial movement of the tip of each spring finger during radial movement of the body with respect to the mounting mechanism. A coil spring () is attached to the outer surface of the body. A shroud () is attached to the body adjacent to a front side of the coil spring. The mounting mechanism permits simultaneous radial and axial movement of the body relative to the mounting mechanism.