Jeffrey W Howland

US Patent:

59718188, Oct 26, 1999

Filed:

Aug 9, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/104461

Inventors:

Eric D. Juntwait - Irvine CA
Jeffrey Howland - Inman SC
Charles Ray Murphy - Inman SC

Assignee:

Thomas & Betts Corporation - Memphis TN

International Classification:

H01R 418

US Classification:

439866

Abstract:

An electrical connector comprises an elongate insulative housing having a plurality of cavities extending in side-by-side relation along the longitudinal housing direction. Each of the cavities is nominally spaced for fine pitch applications to be on the order of 0. 050 inch. A wire contact assembly which is snapped into the connector housing and resiliently held therein by a releasable latch, comprises an insulation crimping portion that is formed during the crimping process to be of oval configuration. The oval configuration allows the use of wires at least as large as 28 AWG in such fine pitch spacings and permits installation of each wire contact assembly into the connector in the same orientation.