Abstract: An electrical connector assembly that has first and second connectors. The first connector includes a main body, a locking member, and first engagement members. The locking member includes an indented portion. The second connector receives the first connector. The second connector includes a main body and a latching member. The latching member includes a biasing member and second engagement members configured to receive the first engagement members. The locking member is configured to deflect the biasing member when the first connector is inserted into the second connector such that the biasing member engages the indented portion thereby retaining the locking member in a locked position and indicating proper mating of the connectors. The latching member slides with respect to the main body of the second connector to a latched position until the second engagement members receive the first engagement members for securely mating the connectors.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes an electrical connector assembly comprising a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a main body, a locking member, and first engagement members. The locking member includes an indented portion. The second connector is configured to receive the first connector. The second connector includes a main body and a latching member that is slidable with respect to the main body. The latching member includes a biasing member and second engagement members configured to receive the first engagement members. The locking member of the first connector is configured to deflect the biasing member of the second connector when the first connector is inserted into the second connector such that the biasing member engages the indented portion of the locking member thereby retaining the locking member in a locked position and indicating proper mating of the first connector and the second connector.

Abstract: A connector has a plastic housing (10) with a plurality of cavities or holes (13) for accepting “chips” (3), i.e., electrical elements such as transient suppression diodes, capacitors, metal oxide varisters, spark gap devices, and so on, connected between the a contact (20) and ground for RFI or EMI suppression or the like. The contacts have shoulders with chip-contacting areas (23), preferably one surface of an annular flange (21). This allows numerous cavities to be arrayed around the axis of the contact (which can be radially symmetrical) so that numerous chips can be put in parallel between the contact and ground. In the case of capacitor chips, for example, this allows increasing the capacitance or varying the capacitance from one contact to the next.

Abstract: A connector has a plastic housing (10) with a plurality of cavities or holes (13) for accepting “chips” (3), i.e., electrical elements such as transient suppression diodes, capacitors, metal oxide varisters, spark gap devices, and so on, connected between the a contact (20) and ground for RFI or EMI suppression or the like. The contacts have shoulders with chip-contacting areas (23), preferably one surface of an annular flange (21). This allows numerous cavities to be arrayed around the axis of the contact (which can be radially symmetrical) so that numerous chips can be put in parallel between the contact and ground. In the case of capacitor chips, for example, this allows increasing the capacitance or varying the capacitance from one contact to the next.