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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
David Allison Trout, Lancaster, PA (US);
Richard Nicholas Whyne, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Michael Allen Blanchfield, Camp Hill, PA (US);
David Allison Trout, Lancaster, PA (US);
Richard Nicholas Whyne, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Michael Allen Blanchfield, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector family that has a central housing having a connector mating face and a board mounting interface. An outer shell is shaped to fit over the central housing. The outer shell at least partially encloses the board mounting interface and exposes the connector mating interface of the central housing. The outer shell has a cable interface that is configured to be joined to a cable. Contacts are held in the central housing. The contacts, central housing and outer shell are used in different configurations depending upon the application. In a first application, the outer shell is mounted over the central housing to form a first configuration. In a second application, the outer shell is removed to expose the board mounting interface on the central housing to form a second configuration.