Electrical connector having contact orientation features

摘要

An electrical connector (10) is equipped with contacts (100) which are secured in a housing (200). Each contact is formed with a pair of spring members (112) defining a contact receiving opening (112-1). The housing has contact receiving cavities for accommodating each contact (100). Each contact receiving cavity is contoured to have a base wall (230), a mating contact receiving opening (231) in the base wall and a rail (240) projecting from the base wall and extending along the base wall on opposite sides of the mating contact receiving opening (231). During contact insertion, the spring members (112) grip the rail (240) angularly to orient the contact (100) within the contact receiving cavity. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>