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A miniature electrical connector is shown having an insulated housing with a bore passing therethrough including a large passageway and a reduced passageway joined by an inwardly tapering surface. A contact is received by the passageway having three uniformly spaced, triangular based protrusions who

A miniature electrical connector is shown having an insulated housing with a bore passing therethrough including a large passageway and a reduced passageway joined by an inwardly tapering surface. A contact is received by the passageway having three uniformly spaced, triangular based protrusions whose sides form a sharp tapered edge which tapers at a greater angle than the inwardly tapered surface of the passage for engaging that surface as the contact is inserted therein. The contact is provided with leaf spring latches which snap outwardly once beyond the reduced portion of the passageway to prevent the unauthorized removal of the contact therefrom. The uniformly spaced protrusions having sharp edges tapering at a greater angle than the inwardly tapering surface of the passage cause the contact to be self-centering while stably retaining the contact within the passageway.

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An electrical connector having contact centering means, comprising: an insulated housing having a front and a rear surface and a passageway between said surfaces, said passageway radially enlarged from said rear surface toward said front surface to form a contact receiving chamber which is merged wi

An electrical connector having contact centering means, comprising: an insulated housing having a front and a rear surface and a passageway between said surfaces, said passageway radially enlarged from said rear surface toward said front surface to form a contact receiving chamber which is merged with said passageway by an inwArdly and forwardly tapering surface; a sheet metal contact rolled to form a contact mating section, a housing latch section, and an open barrel crimp section mounted within said passageway; said housing latch section including leaf spring means directed toward the rear of said contact which yield as said contact passes through said passageway and snap out from said passageway as said spring means clear said front housing surface to prevent rearward movement of said contact; and said housing latch section further including three triangular based protrusions, each protrusion having sides extending from said rolled sheet metal surface which terminate in a generally sharp outwardly and rearwardly tapering edge, and each protrusion equally spaced about the periphery of said housing latch section, said outward and rearward taper being at a greater angle than said forward and inward taper of said passageway surface wherein said sharp tapering edges engage and deform said tapering surface of said housing to prevent further forward movement of said contact, to prevent rotational movement of said contact, and to center said contact within said housing.