Michael A O'Sullivan

US Patent:

56581548, Aug 19, 1997

Filed:

Jun 7, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/485559

Inventors:

Thomas C. Bumsted - Elgin IL
Michael O'Sullivan - Willowbrook IL
David R. Schmidgall - Streamwood IL
James A. Wetter - Hoffman Estates IL

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 909

US Classification:

439 79

Abstract:

An electrical connector is mountable to a substrate such as a printed circuit board. The connector includes a molded dielectric housing having terminals mounted through an elongated body portion of the housing. The terminals have tails projecting rearwardly of the body portion. A plurality of discrete mating portions are spaced along the body portion and project forwardly of a front face thereof. A recessed area is formed in the front face of the body portion between adjacent forwardly projecting mating portions. A rib projects rearwardly of the body portion between the tails of the terminals for adjacent mating portions. The recessed areas form flow interrupters for molten material of which the housing is molded.

US Patent:

56929285, Dec 2, 1997

Filed:

May 10, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/645542

Inventors:

Richard A. Nelson - Geneva IL
Michael O'Sullivan - Willowbrook IL

Assignee:

Molex Incorporated - Lisle IL

International Classification:

H01R 1341

US Classification:

4397331

Abstract:

A male electrical terminal includes an elongated planar body portion, a terminating portion extending rearwardly of the body portion and a contact portion extending forwardly of the body portion. The body portion includes an enlarged retention section that is twisted relative to the plane of the body portion. An electrical connector includes a housing with terminal-receiving passages each including opposing side walls for embracing opposite sides of the body portion of a respective one of the terminals. Each passage also includes an oblique portion intersecting the opposing side walls for embracing the twisted retention section of the respective terminal.