Claims
- 1. In a method of making an electrical connector having a two part articulated housing and electrical contacts therein, the steps:
- (1) providing a carrier strip having a flexible metal member attached thereto;
- (2) molding insitu a first housing part and a second housing part onto said flexible member, said first and second housing parts being mutually spaced apart;
- (3) transporting said carrier strip to a contact insertion machine; and
- (4) inserting said electrical contacts into said first and second housings.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 including after step (4) the following step:
- (5) removing said flexible member including attached first and second housing parts from said carrier strip.
- 3. The method according to claim 10 wherein said molding of step (2) includes molding said first and second housing parts with first mounting surfaces that are flush with said flexible metal member.
Parent Case Info
This application is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 08/429,372 filed Apr. 26, 1995.
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