Connector with terminal carrier lock and individual TPA retention features

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9819111
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15428217

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An electrical connector system includes a terminal carrier lock having a housing defining a cavity or a plurality of cavities. For each cavity, there is a forward stop structure on one side of the cavity and a primary terminal lock on the opposite side of the cavity. The forward stop structure has a terminal forward stop and a pre-lock retention ledge. The corresponding female shroud has a shroud housing defining a cavity or a plurality of cavities, and for each cavity there is a shroud retention feature for engaging the pre-lock retention ledge, and a positive lock retention surface and a terminal position assurance shelf on the inside of the housing facing the cavity. The connector system of the invention provides a terminal position assurance retention feature in each cavity.

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J S T CORPORATION37879 INTERCHANGE DRIVE FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48335

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dombrowski, Ryan Ann Arbor, US 5 9
Holub, Franklin A West Bloomfield, US 44 488

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