CPC H01R 24/50 (2013.01) [H01R 12/724 (2013.01); H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 13/506 (2013.01); H01R 13/6272 (2013.01); H01R 13/64 (2013.01); H01R 13/645 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A connector assembly, comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing;
a third housing;
a first conductor; and
a second conductor, wherein
said first housing is shaped to interlock with said second housing by a motion of said first housing relative to said second housing in a first direction defined by said second housing,
said third housing is shaped to interlock with said second housing by a motion of said third housing relative to said second housing in a second direction defined by said second housing,
said second direction is not parallel to said first direction,
in an assembled state of said assembly, a first portion of said first conductor is situated within said first housing and a second portion of said first conductor is situated within said second housing,
in said assembled state, said first conductor extends into a through-hole in said second conductor,
in said assembled state, said second conductor inhibits separation of said second housing from said first housing, and
said second direction is parallel to a longitudinal axis of said second portion of said first conductor in said assembled state.
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