Header assembly and alignment assist shroud therefor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5161996
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07736185

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There is disclosed an alignment and blind mate assist shroud 22,22' having a body section securable to a shrouded header 20,20' and an extension section adapted to extend beyond the shrouded header 20,20'. The body section has means cooperable with the shrouded header for securing the shroud 22,22' to the shrouded header 20,20'. The extension section has guide means 112,114 which taper inwardly toward the walls 30,32,34,36 for guiding a complementary connector into the shrouded header 20,20'. An alternate embodiment shroud 22'' has protrusions 300, 302, 304 cooperable with detents 306, 308, 312, 314 in a mating connector to provide additional retention of the mating connector.

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Locati, Ronald P Harrisburg, PA 22 487

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