Abstract: To enable a worker to be able to quickly and correctly verify that a slide-type cam member has moved into a closed position, making it possible for a housing of a mating connector to be moved into a completely engaged position, a resilient latch 40 member, which extends toward a housing 12 from an upper end of a side wall section 33 of a cam member 30, is located on the cam member 30. A latch section 50, which has an aperture 54 that receives a protrusion 42 of the latch member 40, is located on an upper part of the housing 12. As the cam member 30 is moved from a first position to a closed position, the latch member 40 is depressed downward as a result of the protrusion 42 moving along a second surface 55 of the latch section 50. When the cam member 30 has moved into the closed position, the protrusion 42 is received by the aperture 54 and, by virtue of the interrelationship, the latch member 40 resiles to its original shape.

Abstract: A receptacle contact 10 is made by stamping a blank from a metal sheet and forming it to a final configuration. The receptacle contact 10 has a box-like tab receiving cavity section 11 intended for receiving a mating tab contact. The cavity section 11 has a spring-loaded contacting arm 23 which makes electric contact with the mating tab contact, and a protective wall 24 which covers the spring-loaded contacting arm 23 almost completely, except for a contacting section 26. This makes it possible to prevent a spring section 25 of the spring-loaded contacting arm 23 from interference with tab contacts which are not inserted straight or with other objects inserted in the tab receiving cavity section, thus preventing damage to the contacting arm 23.

Abstract: In order to prevent deformation of contacts of connectors during their joining and to reduce the effort required for their connection without resorting to an increase in size, a cam-equipped connector has a facility for an intermediary joining. To prevent deformation of contacts, the female connector 10, equipped with a cam device 30, has protrusions 14 extending from the bottom surface 11a of a joining cavity 11 which are longer than contact sections of the male contacts. Cavities 24 intended for reception of the protrusions 14 are made in the joining surface 21 of the male connector 20. The protrusions 14 and the cavities 24 have maintaining steps 14a and maintaining lugs 24a for an intermediary joining of the connectors 10, 20.

Abstract: A connector (C) having a housing (10) and latching member (50) is disclosed. The housing (10) and latching member (50) include cooperating latching devices (61,21) for retaining the two (10,50) together in a temporary position and other latching devices (17,63) for retaining the two (10,50) in a final position. The connector further includes cooperating prevention means located on the housing and on the latching member for preventing the latching member from being moved to the final position until the prevention means is operated.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises first and second connectors that must be completely mated and latched together before a fourth connector can be completely mated with a third connector. A checking means is located on the first connector and the fourth connector which prevents the fourth connector from being mated with the third connector when the second connector is missing from the first connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector housing (10) for maintaining an electrical contact (2,6) in position in a contact-retaining passage (12,16) therein comprises locking members (20,30) hingedly mounted onto sides of the housing for closing locking openings (13a,13b,17a,17b) in the sides of the housing, the locking openings being in communication with the contact-retaining passage. Locking projections (21,22,31,32) are located on the locking members (20,30) for engagement with the contact (2,6) when the locking members (20,30) close the locking openings thereby maintaining the contact (2,6) in position in the passage (12,16). Resilient latching members (23,33) are provided on the locking members (20,30) and they include latching sections (23a,33a) that latchably engage with one another in the housing (10) when the locking members (20,30) are in a closed position thereby maintaining the locking members (20,30) in the closed position.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing having passageways extending therethrough in which electrical contacts are positioned. Resilient latching arms are provided by the housing, and they have latching projections engaging the contacts thereby retaining the contacts in the passageways; the resilient latching arms having locking plate slots opposite the latching projections. Locking plate means is inserted into the housing into the locking plate slots limiting projections of the resilient arms thereby maintaining the latching projections in latching engagement with the contacts.