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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Galen M. Martin, Camp Hill, PA (US);
John Raymond Shuey, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided that includes a housing that has a mating end and a carrier receiving end. The housing includes a rail that extends through the carrier receiving end into a chamber defined by the housing. The electrical connector also includes a carrier configured to be loaded into the chamber from the carrier receiving end. The carrier has terminal channels that are configured to receive terminals therein, and retention latches configured to retain the terminals in the terminal channels. The carrier also has a groove that is configured to receive the rail of the housing when the carrier is loaded within the housing. When a terminal is not fully inserted within a terminal channel, the retention latch in the terminal channel is deflected outward into the groove. The retention latch interferes with the rail of the housing and prevents further advancement of the carrier into the chamber.