US 11,876,316 B2
Connector having a housing with a window
Michael Dale Brown, Winston Salem, NC (US)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
Filed by TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/563,455.
Prior Publication US 2023/0208061 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 12/77 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 12/771 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector, comprising:
a housing having a contact receiving passageway extending through a mating end of the housing in a longitudinal direction and a window extending through a wall of the housing in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; and
a contact disposed in the contact receiving passageway, the contact having:
a mating section disposed at the mating end and including a flange bent perpendicular to a beam of the contract;
a clip portion in the mating section disposed adjacent to the flange along the longitudinal direction, the clip portion extends out of the contact receiving passageway and engages the mating end of the housing; and
a contact section extending from the mating section, an exposed portion of the contact section is exposed to an area exterior of the housing through the window.