Connector socket with contact enlarged base sections inserted in holding chamber attachment grooves and stopping projections in chamber to prevent contact from being withdrawn from chamber

摘要

A connector socket positions its contacts within contact holding chambers. In order to limit excessive outward movement of the contacts during withdrawal of a connector plug, a center stopper projects sideways from the contact, and engages an engagement surface molded into the interior of the contact holding chamber. An end projection is bent at an inner end of the contact. The end projection is positioned behind a projection molded into the interior surface of the contact holding chamber. Engagement of the end projection with the projection prevents the end of the contact from excessive outward movement during withdrawal of a mating plug. In this way, both the center and the end of the contact are retained in place.