Michael A Mccaffrey

US Patent:

52811654, Jan 25, 1994

Filed:

Sep 28, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/951498

Inventors:

Earl W. McCleerey - Mechanicsburg PA
Michael A. McCaffrey - Harrisburg PA
Robert N. Whiteman - Middletown PA

Assignee:

The Whitaker Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H01R 3108

US Classification:

439510

Abstract:

An electrical connector (1), comprising: an insulative housing (2), a shroud (3) to receive therein a shorting bar (25) at a selected one of multiple positions (29) interconnecting electrically at least two electrical contacts (5) selected from multiple contacts (5), each of the positions (29) of the shorting bar (25) being aligned with at least one of multiple openings (21) for said one of the openings (21) to provide an entryway for an extraction tool (30) to extract the shorting bar (25).

US Patent:

53283864, Jul 12, 1994

Filed:

Jun 8, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/073856

Inventors:

Robert H. Frantz - Newville PA
Michael A. McCaffrey - Harrisburg PA

International Classification:

H01R 1358

US Classification:

439465

Abstract:

A wire organizer for bundling discrete insulated wires in a cable configuration for mass insertion into an electrical ballast connector. The wire organizer includes a lower housing assembly (20) having a wire yoke (26) mounted across the bottom wall, the yoke (26) being formed with an array of notches (27) spaced thereacross each for seating a corresponding discrete wire (10). A pair of flanking teeth (29) are provided in each notch (27) for gripping the insulated section (14) of the wire inserted therein. An upper housing assembly (40) mates with the lower housing assembly (20) to cover the wire yoke (26), thereby capturing the plurality of discrete wires (10) in their respective notches (27). A similar second wire yoke (30) may be provided for supplemental seating of the wires (10) along their insulated sections (14). The wire organizer facilitates mass insertion of the wires (10) into the mating ballast connector (60), and it shrouds, protects, and provides strain relief to the wire terminations in the ballast connector (60).