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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Philip Clay Brandberg, Carlisle, PA (US);
Edward J. Howard, Millersburg, PA (US);
Ivan P. Morgan, Lewisberry, PA (US);
Timothy Lee Kocher, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Philip Clay Brandberg, Carlisle, PA (US);
Edward J. Howard, Millersburg, PA (US);
Ivan P. Morgan, Lewisberry, PA (US);
Timothy Lee Kocher, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing having a receptacle that is configured to receive an electrical wire therein along an insertion axis. An electrical contact is held by the housing. The electrical contact includes a contact beam that includes a wire interface that is configured to engage the electrical wire. The contact beam is movable between a closed position and an open position. The wire interface is configured to engage the electrical wire when the contact beam is in the closed position. The wire interface is configured to be disengaged from the electrical wire when the contact beam is in the open position. The contact beam is configured to be slidably engaged by an actuator along an actuation direction that is non-perpendicular to the insertion axis to move the contact beam from the closed position to the open position.