Abstract: A process of fabricating a slip ring component, a slip ring component, and a slip ring assembly are disclosed. The process includes forming a first shot, forming a second shot, and immersion bathing the first shot and the second shot. The immersion bathing applies an electrically conductive plating to exposed surfaces of the second shot.

Abstract: A process of fabricating a slip ring component, a slip ring component, and a slip ring assembly are disclosed. The process includes forming a first shot, forming a second shot, and immersion bathing the first shot and the second shot. The immersion bathing applies an electrically conductive plating to exposed surfaces of the second shot.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a boot body, a contact housing, and a contact. The boot body extends between a boot coupling end and a boot back end. The back end receives a cable that includes a conductor. The boot body defines an internal chamber. The contact housing extends between a housing mating end and a housing back end. The contact housing includes a housing coupling element between the housing mating end and the housing back end. The housing back end is coupled to the boot coupling end. The housing mating end is configured to mate with a mating connector to electrically connect the connector assembly and the mating connector. The contact is held in the housing and electrically connected to the conductor. An adhesive is disposed in the internal chamber to secure the boot body and the contact housing together.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a boot body, a contact housing, and a contact. The boot body extends between a boot coupling end and a boot back end. The back end receives a cable that includes a conductor. The boot body defines an internal chamber. The contact housing extends between a housing mating end and a housing back end. The contact housing includes a housing coupling element between the housing mating end and the housing back end. The housing back end is coupled to the boot coupling end. The housing mating end is configured to mate with a mating connector to electrically connect the connector assembly and the mating connector. The contact is held in the housing and electrically connected to the conductor. An adhesive is disposed in the internal chamber to secure the boot body and the contact housing together.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for a refrigerator door is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a substantially cylindrical plug subassembly and a substantially cylindrical receptacle subassembly that are mateably connectable with one another. Either one or both of the plug and receptacle subassemblies include a front and a rear housing that can be arranged to provide a pre-staging configuration for preassembly of contacts in the connector and a final staging configuration to fully secure the contacts in the subassembly.

Abstract: A low profile connector assembly comprises at least one contact having a surface mount portion and a wire engagement portion extending from the surface mount portion, and a housing insertable over the at least one contact and retained to the at least one contact. The housing encloses the wire engagement portion and has a wire receiving aperture therethrough. The wire receiving aperture provides access to the wire engagement portion when the housing is retained to the contact.

Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting an electrical contact to an electrical wire. The connector assembly comprises a housing and anti-overstress members. The housing has a contact chamber that retains an electrical contact. The electrical contact has an elasticity over a range of motion. The anti-overstress member is provided in the contact chamber. The anti-overstress member is positioned within the range of motion to limit deflection of the electrical contact. The connector assembly may also comprise interweaving walls positioned on either side of the electrical contact within the contact chamber. The interweaving walls shield the electrical contact from arcing. The interweaving walls have edges with non-linear contours proximate an open bottom of the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a housing having a chamber that retains a contact deflectable over a range of motion and a contact deflecting member. The chamber is configured to receive a wire and the contact is deflectable to make and break an electrical connection with the wire. The contact deflecting member is formed integrally with the housing and extends into the chamber. The contact deflecting member is positioned to engage and deflect the contact to make and break the electrical connection with the wire.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a housing having a chamber that retains a contact deflectable over a range of motion and a contact deflecting member. The chamber is configured to receive a wire and the contact is deflectable to make and break an electrical connection with the wire. The contact deflecting member is formed integrally with the housing and extends into the chamber. The contact deflection member is positioned to engage and deflect the contact to make and break the electrical connection with the wire.

Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting an electrical contact to an electrical wire. The connector assembly comprises a housing and anti-overstress members. The housing has a contact chamber that retains an electrical contact. The electrical contact has an elasticity over a range of motion. The anti-overstress member is provided in the contact chamber. The anti-overstress member is positioned within the range of motion to limit deflection of the electrical contact. The connector assembly may also comprise interweaving walls positioned on either side of the electrical contact within the contact chamber. The interweaving walls shield the electrical contact from arcing. The interweaving walls have edges with non-linear contours proximate an open bottom of the housing.

Abstract: A backshell construction for an electrical connector which allows multiple cable exits, multiple cable exit directions and multiple cable sizes. A conductive ferrule having a fixed size clamp portion is utilized as an adaptor for different size cables. The backshell is constructed of a pair of duplicate hermaphroditic conductive bodies wherein the rear and side walls may have one or more cable cutouts with engagement structure for gripping the ferrule on each of the cables.

Abstract: A connector assembly (10) including at least one audio jack (36,38,40) stacked in an insulative housing spacer (24) with an electrical connector (80). The connector assembly is arranged for surface mounting to a circuit board (12) which is orthogonal to a metal panel (14) having openings (16,18,20,22) which provide access to the audio jacks and to the connector of the connector assembly. The electrical connector includes a forward mating end (92) surrounded by a metal shroud (98) which engages the metal panel. To ground the shroud to the circuit board, a combined ground strap and board lock (90) has one end secured to the circuit board and another end (116) clamped between the housing and a rearwardly extending tab (118) of the shroud.