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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
May. 22, 2007
David A. Trout, Lancaster, PA (US);
Daniel R. Ringler, Elizabethville, PA (US);
James L. Fedder, Etters, PA (US);
Attalee S. Taylor, Palmyra, PA (US);
David A. Trout, Lancaster, PA (US);
Daniel R. Ringler, Elizabethville, PA (US);
James L. Fedder, Etters, PA (US);
Attalee S. Taylor, Palmyra, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly including a modified contact is disclosed for connecting a first electrical device to a second electrical device. In a first embodiment, the connector assembly includes a tool necessary to press-fit the connector to the second electrical device. In a second embodiment, the connector assembly includes two connectors that mate in such a manner so as to render the modified contact unusable if the two connectors are unmated.