(19)
(11) EP 0 606 739 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.11.1995 Bulletin 1995/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.07.1994 Bulletin 1994/29

(21) Application number: 93310063.8

(22) Date of filing: 14.12.1993
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: H01R 13/658, H01R 23/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 15.01.1993 US 4859
25.01.1993 US 7933

(71) Applicant: THE WHITAKER CORPORATION
Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Davis, Wayne Samuel
    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110 (US)

(74) Representative: Warren, Keith Stanley et al
BARON & WARREN 18 South End Kensington
London W8 5BU
London W8 5BU (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Shielded electrical connector


    (57) A shielded electrical connector comprises a terminal support block (41), contact terminals (51) supported on the block (41) for connection to wires (21), a rear bumper (43) bridging across the block (41) and extending laterally beyond the wires (21), a conductive front shell (6) encircling the block (41), conductive backshells (12, 14) enveloping the block (41), and pushing arms (15) on at least one of the backshells (12, 14) engaging the bumper (43) and urging a mating end of the block (41) to a most forward position relative to a front mating end of the front shell (6), shifting of the block (41) rearwardly being resisted to promote contact wiping during mating connection of the connector (19) with another mating connector.






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