ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A RELEASABLE HOUSING

摘要

An electrical connector (10) is provided which includes an insulative housing (12) with electrical contacts (16) inserted therein. The electrical contacts include a solder tail (18) at one end, a deflectable wiping element (20) at the other end, and an elongate contact body (22) therebetween. The contact body (22) includes a deflectable tang (24) acutely extending therefrom. The tang engages a locking shoulder (26) in a cavity so as to prevent the removal of the contact from the cavity. An access aperture (40) in the housing communicates with the cavity (14) to allow deflecting engagement of the tang (24) away from the locking shoulder (26) so that the contact may be removed from the cavity.