Richard James Conrad

US Patent:

60482214, Apr 11, 2000

Filed:

Aug 13, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/133579

Inventors:

Earl William McCleerey - Mechanicsburg PA
Michael Eugene Shirk - Grantville PA
Richard J. Conrad - Carlisle PA

Assignee:

The Whitaker Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H01R 1362

US Classification:

439326

Abstract:

A connector includes a contact housing and a signal contact. The contact housing has at least two cooperating retention channels. The signal contact is coupled to the contact housing. The signal contact includes a finger portion, a base portion, and a foot. The base portion has first and second retaining tabs. The first and second retaining tabs are interference fit into cooperating retention channels. The foot is defined in the base portion between the first and second retaining tabs.

US Patent:

56740786, Oct 7, 1997

Filed:

Jan 23, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/590310

Inventors:

Wayne Samuel Davis - Harrisburg PA
Richard James Conrad - Carlisle PA

Assignee:

The Whitaker Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H01R 909

US Classification:

439 79

Abstract:

An electrical connector header assembly adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board so as to allow multi-directional mating contact with a complementary connector receptacle assembly includes a box-like insulated housing with contact receiving cavities therein. Each of the cavities is generally planar and is open to the front, rear and bottom surfaces of the housing, with the main portions of the cavities being parallel to each other and to the lateral surfaces of the housing. Each cavity also has a second, subsidiary, portion extending laterally from the main portion and open to the rear surface. The assembly further includes electrical contacts received in respective ones of the cavities. Each of the contacts is generally planar so as to fit within the planar cavity except for the laterally bent tab which extends into the cavity second portion. Each contact has a forward blade portion which extends beyond the front surface of the housing and which also extends beyond the bottom surface of the housing.