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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2013
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Arash Behziz, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Michael David Herring, Apex, NC (US);
Jason M'Cheyne Reisinger, Carlisle, PA (US);
William Charles McGee, III, Lincoln, CA (US);
Susan Elaine Wright, Harrisburg, PA (US);
David A. Trout, Lancaster, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided for mating with a mating connector. The electrical connector includes a housing and electrical contacts held by the housing. The electrical contacts are configured to mate with corresponding mating contacts of the mating connector. A sense pin is held by the housing and is configured to mate with a corresponding mating contact of the mating connector. The sense pin extends a length that includes a tip segment and a sensing segment. The tip and sensing segments have different electrical characteristics. The tip segment includes a tip of the sense pin. The tip segment extends between the sensing segment and the tip such that the sensing segment is offset from the tip along the length of the sense pin. The sensing segment is configured to indicate that the electrical contacts and the mating contacts are de-mated by more than a predetermined de-mating distance.