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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Applicant:
William A. Northey, Etters, PA (US);
Inventor:
William A. Northey, Etters, PA (US);
Assignee:
FCI Americas Technology LLC, Carson City, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical connector system includes a plurality of electrical connectors that can be mounted onto a powered rail. Each of the electrical connectors includes a connector housing that retains an electrical contact. The powered rail includes a tapered alignment guide that receives a complementary tapered arm of the connector housing that locates into the alignment guide so as to position the connectors to the rail.