James R Mcintire

US Patent:

60565993, May 2, 2000

Filed:

May 30, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/866474

Inventors:

Steven Lee Flickinger - Hummelstown PA
Lawrence Se-Jun Oh - Myerstown PA
Lori Ann Mayer - Harrisburg PA
James Francis McIntire - Boring OR
Hans Arie Blom - Portland OR

Assignee:

The Whitaker Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H01R 13514

US Classification:

439598

Abstract:

An electrical connector which comprises a circular shell (20) in which a dielectric housing (44) having rows of electrical contacts (50) mounted therein is to be positioned, the electrical contacts including receptacle sections (52), matable electrical contacts (63, 81) having contact sections for matable engagement with the receptacle sections (52) and terminating sections for electrical connection to electrical conductors (54) of a cable (12), and dielectric contact-mounting members (67, 85, 87, 89) on which the matable electrical contacts (63, 81) are mounted whereby the matable electrical contacts are arranged in rows so that the contact sections of the matable electrical contacts (63, 81) of each row are electrically connected with the respective receptacle sections (52) of the electrical contacts (50) in the corresponding row of electrical contacts in the dielectric housing (44).