Siemens Jan 1999 - Oct 2001
Engineering Supervisor - Project Management Group
Thomas & Betts Feb 1993 - Jan 1999
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Burns Aerospace Dec 1991 - Feb 1993
Product Design Engineer
Yale Residential Security Prod Feb 1987 - Dec 1991
Manufacturing Engineer
Bd Feb 1987 - Dec 1991
Senior Manager  Operations Central Engineering Group
Education:
Clemson University 1994 - 1996
Master of Business Administration, Masters
West Virginia University 1981 - 1986
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering
Mark G. Hopson - Greer SC Scott C. Roland - Collesville TN
Assignee:
Thomas & Betts Corporation - Memphis TN
International Classification:
H01R 4304
US Classification:
29882
Abstract:
An electrical connector housing includes a deformable contact retention plate for accommodating the tails of electrical contacts. Contact tails are supported within slots in the retention plate both at a closed end of the slot as well as at an intermediate location therealong. The contact retention plate may be deformed about the contacts so as to captively retain the contact tails within the slots. Such deformation may be achieved by ultrasonically swaging the plastic forming the contact retention plate about the contact tails.