Abstract: An electrical connector having improved cooling is provided. The electrical connector has a housing having at least one mating surface defined on a first plane and a surface defined on a second plane, where the first and second plane are perpendicular to each other. At least one passageway is defined by the mating surface and adapted to receive at least one contact. At least one vent is defined by the surface and adapted to create turbulent airflow in an interior chamber.

Abstract: The present invention comprises an aqueous emulsion for imparting oil and water repellency to textiles prepared by polymerizing a mixture of monomers (a), (b) and (c) as follows: (a) 70-90% polymer chain units derived from a mixture of monomers of the formula: Rf—Q—A—C(O)—C(R)═CH2  wherein Rf is a straight or branched-chain perfluoroalkyl group containing from 2 to about 20 carbon atoms; R is H or CH3; A is O, S, or N(R′); Q is alkylene of 1 to 15 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkylene of 3 to 15 carbon atoms, —(CnH2n)(OCqH2q)m—, —SO2—NR′(CnH2n)—, or —CONR′(CnH2n)—, wherein R′ is H or alkyl of 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, n is 1 to about 15, q is 2 to about 4, and m is 1 to about 15; (b) 5-25% monomer chain units derived from a long-chain alkyl (meth)acrylate of the formula: R″—O—C(O)—C(R)═CH2  wherein R″ is an alkyl group of about 12 to about 24 carbons and R is H or CH3; (c

Abstract: A connector includes a connector base, a contact housing, and a floating latch. The connector base has a first bottom surface, and the contact housing has a second bottom surface. The floating latch couples the contact housing to the connector base. The floating latch is adapted to allow the first and second bottom surfaces to move relative to one another.

Abstract: A surface mountable retention bracket (40) for a connector assembly (10) having a housing (12) with outwardly extending mounting flanges (22), each flange (22) including two channels (26) extending therethrough to a mounting face (16), the channels (26) defining a retention tab (28) therebetween. The bracket (40) includes a base (42) securable to a circuit board (60); a pair of struts (44) extending upwardly from the base (42), the struts (44) being joined by a body section (46), the base (42), struts (44) and body section (46) together defining an opening (48) adapted to cooperate with the flange (22) to hold the bracket (40) on the housing (12). The struts (44) are bent intermediate the base (42) and the body section (46) such that the base (42) and the body section (46) are essentially at a right angle to each other.