Connector having skirt with holes to receive plug pins and alignment pin

摘要

A connector comprising a plug member having pin-like male contacts and a jack member having female contacts, the jack member being coupled with the plug member by a plug-in connection. A skirt having a plurality of holes is arranged to hold the pin-like male contacts in position. The skirt is supported in the plug member by the locating groove-pin engagement. The locating groove-pin engagement is released by the jack member when the jack member is inserted into the plug member and reestablished by the jack member when the jack member is withdrawn from the plug member. The skirt also has an alignment pin which is received in a locating hole of the jack member when the jack member is inserted into the plug member. Therefore, it is possible to insert the jack member in the plug member without the pin-like male contacts being bent, as well as to easily withdraw the jack member from the plug member.