Abstract: A conductive terminal adapted to be installed in an insulative housing of a connector comprises a mating portion located at a front of the terminal for engaging with a terminal of a mating connector, and a crimping portion located at a rear of the terminal for crimping to a wire. A blocking portion of the terminal is located between the mating portion and the crimping portion and engages with the insulative housing to constrain the movement of the conductive terminal in the housing in a longitudinal direction and in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A plug connector for transmitting high-frequency signals includes a cable, a contact and a connecting element. The cable has a free end. The contact is mounted on the free end of the cable, and has a free contact end on a side facing away from the cable. The connecting element is disposed between the contact and the cable, and, in an assembled state, is fixedly connected to the contact and to the cable. The connecting element has a first portion with a first outer diameter on a side facing the contact and a second portion with a second outer diameter on a side facing the cable, the second outer diameter being larger than the first outer diameter. The first portion includes a third portion that has, at least in some regions of the third portion, an outer diameter corresponding to the second outer diameter.

Abstract: A vehicle power module assembly including first and second power modules is provided. The first power module may include a first lock feature extending from a lower portion of a first minor side at a first central axis. The second power module may include a second lock feature at an upper portion of a second minor side at a second central axis. The lock features may be sized for interlock with one another to secure the power modules to one another. The first lock feature may be a loop element defining a through-hole and the second lock feature may be a wedge. The through-hole may be sized for the wedge to extend therein and to interlock the first power module and the second power module to one another. The first lock feature may be a flexible hook element and the second lock feature may be a slot.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (60) includes a stabilizer (65) arranged on a first surface of a body (61) and configured to enter a guide groove (23) if the terminal fitting is in a proper insertion posture while restricting insertion by contacting a contact surface (24B) if the terminal fitting (60) is in an inverted insertion posture opposite to the proper insertion posture. The terminal fitting (60) includes a rattling preventing protrusion (66) arranged on a second surface of the body (61) opposite to the first surface and at a position overlapping the stabilizer (65) in a front-rear direction and capable of contacting facing upper wall surfaces (27) of a cavity (21) with the terminal fitting held in the inverted insertion posture and the stabilizer (65) held in contact with the contact surface (24B).

Abstract: Blades 20A to 20D are formed such that arm portions 31A to 31D of electroconductive elongated members 30A to 30D are retained in place with the help of insulating plates 50A-1 to 50D-2, a housing 10 has formed therein holding portions 17A to 17D allowing for the above-mentioned blades 20A to 20D to be inserted from the rear, said holding portions 17A to 17D have formed therein guiding portions 17A-1 to 17D-1 guiding the insertion of the above-mentioned blades 20A to 20D from the rear with the help of guiding grooves 17A-3 to 17D-3 extending in the forward-backward direction, and movement of the above-mentioned blades 20A to 20D in the up-down direction within the guiding grooves 17A-3 to 17D-3 is restricted.

Abstract: Blades 60A, 60B are formed due to the fact that arm-portion blades 60A-1, 60B-1, by which arm portions of electroconductive elongated members are retained in place, and leg-portion blades 60A-2, 60B-2, by which leg portions are retained in place, are coupled via bend portions of the electroconductive elongated members such that the respective major faces of the blades form an angle with one another, a housing 10 has formed therein a holding portion 10G holding the blades 60A, 60B, said holding portion 10G has formed therein restricting portions 17K, 17J positioned in a face-to-face relationship with the front faces of the leg-portion blades 60A-2, 60B-2 in front of said leg-portion blades 60A-2, 60B-2, and said restricting portions 17K, 17J can restrict forward displacement of the leg-portion blades 60A-2, 60B-2.

Abstract: A connector is provided with a female contact and a housing. A protection portion of the female contact has a guide portion intersecting with a front-rear direction to guide a male contact to a receiving portion. An insertion opening of the housing is located forward of a contact accommodation portion in the front-rear direction. The insertion opening opens in a predetermined direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and thereby communicates with an aperture portion. When a front of the connector is viewed along the front-rear direction, the guide portion is visible through the insertion opening at least in part.

Abstract: A female terminal fitting (F) includes a rectangular tubular main body (10). The main body (10) has a rear base plate (14). Left and right side plates (15) are connected at substantially right angles to opposite left and right sides of the rear base plate (14). A main spring piece (20) is accommodated in the main body (10) and is configured to resiliently contact a tab (T) of a mating terminal (M) inserted into the main body (10). An auxiliary spring piece (23) is cantilevered from the rear base plate (14), is accommodated in the main body (10) and is configured to apply a resilient pressing force toward the tab (T) to the main spring piece (20). A reinforcing portion (28) is formed by striking a range from a base end part (23R) of the auxiliary spring piece 23 to the rear base plate (14).

Abstract: A connection structure of an electric wire and a terminal includes the electric wire, the terminal, and a seal part. The electric wire has an insulating coated part in which a conductor part is covered with an insulating material, and a conductor exposed part in which the insulating material of an end of the electric wire is removed. The terminal includes a first crimp part crimped to the insulating coated part, and a second crimp part crimped to the conductor exposed part. The seal part is made of thermoplastic elastomer and covers a surface including the first crimp part and the insulating coated part of a side extending from said first crimp part toward a direction opposite to the end of the electric wire and a surface of the second crimp part in an extension direction of the electric wire.

Abstract: First and second stabilizers (26, 33) project on a main body (11) of a terminal fitting (10) while being spaced apart in a direction intersecting with a front-back direction. The first stabilizer (26) has a front end extending steeply in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front-back direction and the second stabilizer (33) has a front end part (38) inclined to recede. The front end part (38) of the second stabilizer (33) is more forward than the first stabilizer (26) so that the front end of the second stabilizer contacts a facing wall surface of a connector housing (60) before the first stabilizer (26) when an insertion posture is incorrect.

Abstract: A bus system for a load center includes a bus bar having a plurality of integrated bus stabs and has superior thermal characteristics for the amount of conductive material used. The bus bar and the bus stabs are formed as a unitary piece from a single sheet of conductive material. Each bus stab includes a folded portion with a plug-on section to receive a connector from a circuit breaker. The folded portion is formed with two opposing edges from flanges of the integrated bus stab which are folded and configured to be engaged by the connector, and forms a central channel, typically with a substantially U-shaped cross section. The folded portion further has a tapered folded section between the bus bar and the plug-on section. The bus system can be manufactured by cutting out the unitary piece with the bus bar and integrated bus stabs from a sheet of conductive material, and then stamping it to form the folded portion on each bus stab.

Abstract: A conductor connection terminal (1) comprising an insulating housing (2) and comprising at least one spring-force clamping connection (5) in the insulating housing (2) for making the terminal connection of an electrical conductor is described. The spring-force clamping connection (5) has a base plate (6) and at least one spring tongue (7), which is at an angle to the base plate (6), is connected in a root region (8) to the base plate (6) and extends with its tongue end (9), which is movable in spring-elastic fashion, in a conductor plug-in direction (L). The free tongue end (9) is spaced apart from the base plate (6) by a gap (15). The insulating housing (2) has at least one actuating pushbutton (4), which interacts with the tongue end (9) opposite the base plate (6) and has an actuating section (14), which extends in the direction towards the base plate (6), for deflecting the spring tongue (7) transversely to the direction of extent of the spring tongue (7).

Abstract: An electrical wire jacketing configuration used in an electrical junction box herein has a body portion in which a recess is formed. The electrical wire jacketing configuration includes a gutter-shaped portion configured to pass an electrical wire therethrough, a slidable engaging portion formed in both end portions of the gutter-shaped portion in the across-the-width-direction, and is slidingly engabeable with a guide portion of the recess, and a projection extending from the gutter-shaped portion toward the recess so as to prevent possible erroneous or wrong attachment of the electrical wire jacketing configuration to the recess. The recess may have a secondary guide portion configured to proceed the projection into the recess such that the projection can engage with the recess. The electrical wire jacketing configuration to which the electrical wire is fixed slidably moves toward the recess in a longitudinal direction of the electrical wire, and thereby mates with the recess.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a flat contact for insertion in a receiving member of a connector in an insertion direction (E), a receiving block for inserting the flat contact, and a connector comprising a receiving block and/or a flat contact. A solution is provided in which the positioning of a flat contact relative to the receiving block is simple and precise. This is achieved by a flat contact for insertion in a receiving member of a connector in an insertion direction (E) comprising a clamping portion having clamping projections which protrude in a width direction (B) and a positioning portion which has at the narrow sides thereof guiding faces which extend parallel with the insertion direction (E), the guiding faces projecting beyond the clamping projections in the width direction (B).

Abstract: An electrical connector for detachable connection of a multi-core cable to a mating connector with a grip body which surrounds the cable and the cable cores, a contact carrier which holds a plurality of contact elements and a pivotally arranged sleeve-shaped threaded part. The individual contact elements are connected electrically conductively to the individual cores and the sleeve-shaped threaded part can be screwed to a corresponding sleeve-shaped threaded part of the mating connector. The connector contact elements mounted in corresponding open grooves of the contact carrier which run parallel to its longitudinal axis, and a side of the contact carrier facing the mating connector, bordering the grooves, has through holes corresponding to the number of grooves, through which holes the ends of the contact elements that face away from the cores project in the longitudinal direction of the contact elements, being inserted obliquely and pivoted in to a parallel orientation.

Abstract: A connector housing includes at least one contact part chamber. At least one inside surface of the chamber contains a draft angle. The inside surface also contains at least one rib which has no inclination or a lesser inclination than that of the draft angle and extends in a longitudinal direction similar to that of the draft angle.

Abstract: A connector (10) has a housing (11) with a cavity (13) and a terminal fitting (30) accommodated inside the cavity (13). A locking strip (37B) projects out on the terminal fitting (30). An inner surface of the cavity (13) has an erroneous insertion prevention part (22A) that engages the locking strip (37B) when the terminal fitting (30) is inserted into the cavity (13) in a posture erroneous in an orientation about an axis thereof, thus preventing erroneous insertion of the terminal fitting (30) into the cavity (13).

Abstract: A connector includes: a terminal fitting having a body portion; and a housing having a cavity that receives the terminal fitting, wherein the body portion has a first protrusion that protrudes from an outer surface of the body portion and an interference avoiding portion, wherein the first protrusion and the interference avoiding portion are disposed to be opposed to each other substantially in a diagonal line on a virtual projection plane, and wherein the cavity is formed with, in an inner surface thereof, a first groove into which the first protrusion is allowed to enter only when the terminal fitting has a proper insertion posture relative to the cavity and an interference portion that is formed to swell from the inner surface of the cavity to narrow a gap with the interference avoiding portion.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) has a rectangular tube (11) and a wire connecting portion (12) rearward of the rectangular tube (11). Two rib-like stabilizers (31F, 31R) project from the rectangular tube (11) by closely folding pieces extending from a side wall (19) of the rectangular tube (11). The stabilizers (31F, 31R ) are spaced apart in forward and backward directions. An entrance preventing portion (35) in the form of a single plate is formed between the two stabilizers (31F, 31R).

Abstract: A connector etc. that prevents wrong insertion and does not require large rotation of plug etc., when inserting a plug to a socket, is provided. Plug-in connector 1 comprises pin plug 10 and receptacle 20, and pin plug 10 and receptacle 20 are connected. On pin cover body 14 of pin plug 10, plural pin plug key protrusions 15 are constructed separately along the circumferential direction, and on socket cover 27 of receptacle 20, plural sets 28a-28e of plural key grooves 28 separated along the circumferential direction, that plural pin plug key protrusions 15 fit into each set, are arranged with shifting along the circumferential direction. Receptacle 20 can be substituted by a socket plug 30.

Abstract: A connector has a female terminal (20) with stabilizers (30) that contact restricting surfaces (64) of an edge of a terminal accommodating hole (51) at a side opposite to a side where insertion paths (60) are provided, thereby preventing any further insertion of the female terminal (20) when a female terminal (20) is inserted in a posture vertically inverted from a proper posture. Posture displacing portions (65) are provided on the restricting surfaces (64) of the terminal accommodating hole (51) and engage the stabilizers (30) of the female terminal (20) inserted in the inverted posture to displace extending postures of the stabilizers (30) to increase engaging margins with the restricting surfaces (64).

Abstract: A housing for a coaxial jack including an opening for receiving the jack, the opening including a guide for preventing rotation of the jack within the opening. The housing also includes a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening and a flange extending from an outer surface. An outer face opposite the flange includes a ridge and a groove. A housing for coaxial jacks includes a pair of openings for receiving jacks. Each opening includes a guide to prevent rotation and a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening.

Abstract: A ground joint connector (JC) has a housing (20) with cavities (21) for receiving female terminals (11). The ground joint connector (JC) also has a joint terminal (50) including a male terminal portion (51) with male terminals (55) to be accommodated in the respective cavities (21). A bracket (52) is connected with the male terminal portion (51) and includes a mounting portion (65) to be mounted on a grounding portion. The bracket (52) extends in an extending direction of the cavities (21) from the rear edge of the male terminal portion (51) and then is bent twice to define a crank shape. Reinforcing flanges (73) and ribs (75) are formed on a flat portion at a base end side of the bracket (52). The housing (20) includes receiving portions (46, 47) for tightly holding back ends of the flanges (73) and the ribs (75).

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for electrically connecting an electronic module to an electrical component. The electrical connector includes electrical contacts having mounting bases that are initially mechanically connected together by a connection strip. The connection strip extends along a connection path from the mounting base of one of the electrical contacts to the mounting base of the other electrical contact. The connection strip is broken along the connection path such that the electrical contacts are separated from each other. The electrical connector also includes a insulator having a module side and an opposite component side. The mounting bases of the electrical contacts are mechanically connected to the insulator on the module side of the insulator. The insulator includes a punch opening that extends into the module side of the insulator.

Abstract: Provided are low profile, water-resistant and touch safe electrical connectors for solar modules. According to various embodiments, the electrical connectors include a low-profile conductive stud, a low-profile sheath that surrounds the stud, and a socket to mate with the stud. According to various embodiments, the sheath and socket mate via keyed inter-engageable features. Also according to certain embodiments, the socket is fastened to the stud and/or sheath via snap fastening.

Abstract: Electrical connection terminal (1) for the clamping connection of at least one electrical conductor (5), having a contact frame (4) which is accommodated in an insulating material housing (2) and is stamped out from a flat metal material and is shaped in the form of a channel with at least two side walls and a contact base (11), with the contact frame (4), for the purpose of forming a conductor clamping connection, having on each side wall in each case a leaf spring (9) in the form of a tongue which is stamped out from the flat metal part and which is bent out of the plane of the flat metal part in such a way that the free end of the leaf spring (9) forms a clamping edge (10) which is directed toward the electrical conductor (5), and having a conductor insertion region (30) which is in the form of a funnel at least in sections and tapers in the direction of a clamping point which is formed by the clamping edge (10), with the conductor insertion region (30) adjoining a conductor insertion opening (3) in the in

Abstract: In order to provide a simple option for connecting electric conductors (7) of an electric cable (6) to a connector (1) and, in particular, to always ensured the correct length of the conductors with electric contacts (28) attached thereto, the invention proposes a so-called cable manager (10) with a measuring pin (12), on which the individual electric conductors (7) can be measured and correspondingly capped such that the desired and exact length of the electric conductors (7) to be inserted into the connector is always ensured after the attachment of the corresponding electric contacts (28).

Abstract: An electrical contact includes a body extending a length from a contacting end to a terminating end. The body includes a base extending between the contacting and terminating ends. A passageway extends through at least a portion of the length of the body. A locking barb is connected to the base of the body. The locking barb extends a length from an engagement end to a locking end. The locking barb is connected to the base of the body at a pivot point located along the locking barb between the engagement and locking ends. The locking barb is pivotable about the pivot point between a locked and an unlocked position. The engagement end of the locking barb extends into the passageway of the body when the locking barb is in the locked position.

Abstract: Provided are low profile, water-resistant and touch safe safe electrical connectors for solar modules. According to various embodiments, the electrical connectors include a low-profile conductive stud, a low-profile sheath that surrounds the stud, and a socket to mate with the stud. According to various embodiments, the sheath and socket mate via keyed inter-engageable features. Also according to certain embodiments, the socket is fastened to the stud and/or sheath via snap fastening.

Abstract: A connector includes a body, a terminal base and a fixing base. The body has a terminal base groove consisting of a circular portion and a square portion suited to the profile of the terminal base. A protective base is provided to protect a first tenon from erroneously touched. A second tenon is utilized to engage with an annular recessed groove of the terminal base to combine the body with the terminal base in a first stage. The body has two sides having a first engaging projecting member and plural second engaging projecting members for engaging with those of the fixing base to complete a two-step engagement to enable the body, the terminal base and the fixing base combined together. The fixing base includes plural projecting-out rods and projecting-up rods to make the body combined with the fixing base, facilitating the connector conveniently assembled.

Abstract: In order to provide a simple option for connecting electric conductors (7) of an electric cable (6) to a connector (1) and, in particular, to always ensured the correct length of the conductors with electric contacts (28) attached thereto, the invention proposes a so-called cable manager (10) with a measuring pin (12), on which the individual electric conductors (7) can be measured and correspondingly capped such that the desired and exact length of the electric conductors (7) to be inserted into the connector is always ensured after the attachment of the corresponding electric contacts (28).

Abstract: A housing for a coaxial jack including an opening for receiving the jack, the opening including a guide for preventing rotation of the jack within the opening. The housing also includes a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening and a flange extending from an outer surface. An outer face opposite the flange includes a ridge and a groove. A housing for coaxial jacks includes a pair of openings for receiving jacks. Each opening includes a guide to prevent rotation and a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal body defining at least two openings therein. Electrical terminals positioned in each of the at least two openings defined by the terminal body include respective crimp sections that extend beyond an end of the terminal body. A separator fin attached to the end of the terminal body extends beyond the crimp sections of the electrical terminals and is located between the at least two openings in the terminal body so that the separator fin defines a structure that is closed on an inner side to physically separate the crimp sections of the electrical terminals and open on an outer side so that the crimp sections of the electrical terminals are exposed.

Abstract: A coaxial connector having excellent shielding performance. The coaxial connector 30 includes a coaxial cable 12, an outer conductor terminal 32 connected to a top end of the coaxial cable 12, an opening portion 34, stabilizers 36, and an engaging piece 44. The opening portion 34 locks a locking piece of a connector housing used to house the coaxial connector 30, the stabilizers 36 control an insertion orientation of the coaxial connector 30 into the housing, the engaging piece 44 engages with the locking piece, and they are provided on a peripheral surface at a main section of the outer conductor terminal 32. The opening portion 34 is closed by a main section of an outer conductor terminal of a counterpart coaxial connector when the connectors are mated. The engaging piece 44 functions as a guide plane when the stabilizers 36 are inserted into a slit of the housing.

Abstract: A terminal for mating with a blade contact includes a planar bottom extending between a front end and a rear end. A slot is formed in the planar bottom for receiving the blade contact, and the slot includes a front edge and a rear edge. Deflectable beams extend from the bottom across the slot for engaging the blade contact. At least one beam extends at least partially across the slot from the front edge and at least one beam extends at least partially across the slot from the rear edge. The beams are configured to engage opposite sides of the blade contact when the blade contact is mated with the terminal.

Abstract: A joint connector has a housing (10) with cavities (11) capable of accommodating mating terminals (30) and a joint terminal (40) with a strip-like base (41) and terminal portions (42) projecting at specified intervals from the strip-like base (41). Insertion openings (18) are formed in a part of the housing (10) before the cavities (11) and communicate with the cavities (11). The joint terminal (40) is mounted into the housing (10) from the front with the terminal portions (42) in the lead. The strip-like base (41) has engaging holes (43) located between the terminal portions (42). Engaging projections (19A) project from a resilient wall (19) continuous with left and right side wall portions (12D) of the housing (10) and engage with the engaging holes (43).

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal and a connector body. The terminal has a recess and has one or more tabs. The connector body has a cavity that is constructed and sized to receive the terminal. The connector body has a nib protruding into the cavity, and has one or more rails protruding into the cavity. When the terminal is received in the cavity, the nib mates with the recess and the tab bears against the rail.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal body defining at least two openings therein. Electrical terminals positioned in each of the at least two openings defined by the terminal body include respective crimp sections that extend beyond an end of the terminal body. A separator fin attached to the end of the terminal body extends beyond the crimp sections of the electrical terminals and is located between the at least two openings in the terminal body so that the separator fin defines a structure that is closed on an inner side to physically separate the crimp sections of the electrical terminals and open on an outer side so that the crimp sections of the electrical terminals are exposed.

Abstract: An electrical connector has a connector body with a cavity for receiving a terminal with a camming wall for engaging the terminal. The terminal has a terminal end for engagement to another complementary terminal. The terminal has a can section axially spaced from the terminal end. The can section has a camming surface for engagement to the camming wall of the connection body for indexing the terminal with respect to the connector body as the terminal is axially moved into the cavity.

Abstract: An electrical connector according to one embodiment of the invention may include a terminal body that defines an opening therein that includes a plurality of alignment ribs. An electrical terminal is positioned within the opening so that the plurality of alignment ribs align the electrical terminal within the opening in the terminal body.

Abstract: The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) having a plurality of retention channels (13) extending to an exterior both in horizontal and vertical directions. Each contact (2) is laterally inserted into a corresponding channel (13) and has a free front header (214) with a horizontal retention piece (2141) and at least a side guiding section (2142). The side guiding section (2142) is configured to guide the free front header (214) into an interior of the channel (13) at a first initial insertion position, while the horizontal retention piece (2141) is pressed by a horizontal wall (146) of the channel (13) at a second full insertion position to hold the contact (2) in position. This configuration of the free front header (214) has the function of guiding the contact (2) into the channel (13) with no need of an installation tool.

Abstract: A USB-B connector with an eSATA interface is provided. The connector includes a socket with a tongue plate placed inside the socket. The socket conforms to the USB-B specification. The socket further includes a plurality of pins, which are located on the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue plate, or the inner wall of the socket. The pins form a strand USB-B pin-set and an eSATA in-set. The eSATA pin-set shares some pins with the USB-B pin-set. When using the connector of the present invention, an external storage device can use either USB or eSATA interface for transmission.

Abstract: An electric power connector includes an electrically insulative housing, which has a receiving chamber for receiving a matching socket type electric connector, a plug portion disposed at the rear side inside the receiving chamber, a plurality of countersunk holes cut through the plug portion, multiple ribs disposed in each countersunk hole, and two positioning portions disposed at two opposite lateral sides inside the receiving chamber to guide connection of the electric power connector to the matching socket type electric connector, and conducting terminals respectively mounted in the countersunk holes of the housing, each conducting terminal having a positioning portion positioned in the associating countersunk hole and engaged with the ribs in the associating countersunk hole, a front contact portion forwardly extending from the positioning portion and suspending in the receiving chamber for inserting into one contact hole of the matching socket type electric connector, and a rear bonding portion backwardl

Abstract: A connector terminal for insertion in a terminal storage chamber of a connector housing has a terminal housing body that is formed by bending a plate material into a somewhat cylindrical form. A plurality of stabilizers are erected in at least three positions directed radially away from a centerline running along an insertion direction of the terminal housing body such that the terminal housing body is rotatable about the centerline. At least one stabilizer is formed by outwardly bending a portion of the plate material that runs along the insertion direction of the terminal housing body, and at least another stabilizer is formed by making a cut from the side wall of the terminal housing body.

Abstract: A micro USB connector includes a housing, contacts received in the housing and a metal shell shielding the housing. The housing has a body, the body has a front wall, the middle of the front wall extends forward to form a mating portion. The metal shell has a top plate, a bottom plate and two side plates, a receiving space is formed among the top plate, the bottom plate and the two side plates. The metal shell extends towards the receiving space to form at least one blocking portion. The body is received in the rear of the receiving space, the mating portion is received in the front of the receiving space, a front end of the blocking portion is at the front of the front wall of the body. Therefore, the electrical connection between the micro USB connector and the plug is reliable.

Abstract: An electric connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2) having front and rear walls (21, 22), a terminal passageway (23) defined between said front and rear walls and having top and bottom walls (25, 24), and a conductive terminal (3) assembled to the insulative housing to be retained in the terminal passageway and having a base wall (31) and a pair of spring arms (32) extending from the base wall and adapted for mating with said pin terminal. The pair of spring arms face to each other and define between the pair of spring arms a space (32a) adapted for receiving the pin terminal. Each spring arm has a free end. A protrusion (26) is integrally formed with the top wall of the terminal passageway and extends into the terminal passageway, and is located between said free ends of the pair of spring arms to prevent unnecessary shake of the free ends of the spring arms.

Abstract: A housing for a coaxial jack including an opening for receiving the jack, the opening including a guide for preventing rotation of the jack within the opening. The housing also includes a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening and a flange extending from an outer surface. An outer face opposite the flange includes a ridge and a groove. A housing for coaxial jacks includes a pair of openings for receiving jacks. Each opening includes a guide to prevent rotation and a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (3) has a tubular main portion (6), and a stabilizer (17) embossed to project out from a side wall (6B) of the main portion (6). The stabilizer (17) can be received in a guiding recess (18) in a cavity (2). A resilient tongue (14) is folded back from the front of a bottom wall (6A) of the main portion (6) and into the main portion (6). Preventing pieces (14B) bulge from widthwise edges of the tongue (14). One preventing piece (14B) is engageable with a first preventing portion (16A) made in the side wall (6B) upon forming the stabilizer (17). Accordingly, the stabilizer (17) and the first preventing portion (16A) can be at the same site, which contributes to the miniaturization and increases locations where other parts can be formed.

Abstract: A connecting terminal has a rectangular tube-like connecting portion 11 including a bottom plate 13, a first side plate not shown, a top plate 15 and a second side plate 16. At a rear end of the top plate 15, there is formed a locking portion 19 by folding a rear end of the top plate inwardly. A stabilizer portion 17 provided at one side of the second side plate 16 is bent downwardly into a semicircular shape to extend downwardly with respect to the bottom plate.

Abstract: A connector has a housing (10) with cavities (13) for receiving terminal fittings (20) and a front retainer (30) that can be mounted on a front surface of the housing (10). A short projection (24) and a long projection (37) are formed at a front end of a guide (18) that receives a stabilizer (21) of the terminal fitting (20). Locking projections (35, 36) are formed on the front retainer (30) and can be locked respectively to the short and long projections (24, 37). Thus, the connector has a simple construction and is compact. The housing (10) also has a lance (22) that can be locked to the terminal fitting (20). The lance (22) constitutes part of an outer surface of the housing (10). Thus, the connector can be even smaller.