Electrical connector with shorting clip.

摘要

An electrical connector (10,12) comprises a plug connector body (14) which has a pair of female terminals and a U-shaped, sheet metal shorting clip (16). The shorting clip is retained in an intermediate cavity (36) and has a pair of cantilevered spring contact arms (44,46) which engage respective side walls of the female terminals. A mating electrical connector (12) comprises a socket connector body (20) which has a cam (18) which engages one of the spring contact arms (44) of the shorting clip and disengages the shorting clip from the side wall of one female terminal when the socket connector body is connected to the plug connector body. A loose piece shroud (22) which is attached to the plug connector body has a lock arm (24) which engages a lock member of the socket connector body to lock the mated plug and socket connector bodies together.