In the electrical connector of the present invention, the structure for assembling a shield frame unit and contact-piece members with the connector body meets the demand for a thinner electrical connector, and the shield-frame manufacturing step is simplified. The end surfaces of leg portions of U-shaped shield frames put on the body, abut on each other, the front ends of the frames are connected to each other with the use of engagement grooves of the body, and the rear ends of the frames are co...

A device for forming an electrical connection between part of an elongate electrical conductor between its ends and one or more other electrical conductors comprises and electrically insulating sleeve, a metallic connecting element located within the sleeve, and a quantity of solder for forming a permanent electrical connection between the conductors. The electrically insulating sleeve and the connecting element have two open ends to allow the elongate electrical conductor to extend through them...

An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a terminal-receiving passage for insertion thereinto of a terminal. The terminal includes a cantilevered spring contact arm projecting into the passage for engagement by an appropriate conductor inserted into the passage. The terminal further includes an engagement arm projecting into the passage behind the cantilevered spring contact arm at a location to perform the dual function of providing an anti-overstress engagement surface for ...

The locking device (50) is inserted from a side surface of the housing (10) to secure contacts and has latching arms (60,62) extending outward from one end. In the position of temporary latching of the locking device, tips (60b,62b) of the latching arms project above the surface of flange (26), but they do not extend above the surface in the position of complete latching. Since the width of the latching arms (28,30,32) is almost equal to the width of the guiding grooves made in the flange (26), ...

An improved structure of an electrical connector is provided. The connector has two edge positioning legs, each leg having an appropriate outwardly directed incline extending toward the leg's distal end. The connector body is provided with a plurality of wire receiving openings disposed in parallel spaced relation, each opening having an insulation engaging tab disposed therein. Each of the tabs extends from an inner wall surface of a respective wire receiving opening at a downwardly directed in...

An electrical connector is provided that includes an outer conductor having a generally smooth inner surface defining a bore extending through at least a portion of its length, an insulator being partially disposed within the outer conductor bore and having its own bore extending through at least a portion of its length, and an inner conductor disposed at least partially within the insulator bore. The outer conductor includes at least one protrusion extending from its generally smooth inner surf...

An electrical connector has a pair of mating halves comprising a plug and a receptacle mounted on the respective ends of cables to be joined. The plug and receptacle each have a peripheral surface or shell and removable insulated inserts mounted therein through which electrical contacts extend. Spring fingers mounted on thee peripheral surfaces of the plug and receptacle retain the inserts and make electrical contact between the plug and receptacle. Bands hold the cables against the inserts to r...

An electrical adaptor or connector (1) comprising a housing (2), a carrier member (5) rotatably mounted on the housing, a plurality of selectable pin arrays (7) disposed on the carrier member and adapted whereby rotation of the carrier relative to the housing brings the pin arrays into their operative condition one at a time, a plurality of socket arrays (6) on the housing and an apertured member (4) rotatably mounted on the housing whereby rotation of the member (4) brings a selected one of the...

Electrical connector comprises a housing member having a series of passages each of which receives a female electrical contact member having a profiled part which cooperates with a locking key mobile in a slot perpendicular to the passages and having a series of slots aligned with the passages, each female electrical contact member including a boss which cooperates with a guide slot of each passage and a retaining tongue cut out from a lateral wall and the free end of which is at the same end as...

An electrical connector includes a board latch which has an L-shaped engaging arm for latching a board. The outside face of a free end of the engaging arm is flush with the outside face of a vertical portion of the engaging arm. A ridge is provided on the engaging arm for positioning the board in the longitudinal direction of a board receiving slot.