Patents Assigned to Ford Motor Corp.
  • Electrical connector, and housing and contacts therefor
    Patent number: 5032085
    Abstract: An electrical connector with three rows of contacts undergoing right angle bends to form two columns suitable for joining to a printed circuit board. The distal portions of the contacts are retained in a contact receiving wall provided with contact receiving slots equipped with spring back guards. This feature allows the resilience of the contact material to aid in maintaining contact alignment. Provision is made with the connector body to receive an environment sealing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignees: GTE Products Corp., Ford Motor Corp.
    Inventors: K. Troy Alwine, Frederick H. Rider, Christopher T. Thibodeau, Manfred W. Wippich