Electrical connectors – With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in... – Retaining means
Patent
1995-06-28
1996-08-13
Bradley, P. Austin
Electrical connectors
With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...
Retaining means
439 65, 439 74, 439 80, H01R 909
Patent
active
055450512
ABSTRACT:
A connector assembly (20) includes a plug connector (22) having a housing (24) and an array of first contacts (40), the housing including latch projections (36) extending laterally from at least both of the opposed sides (30) or both the opposed ends (32) thereof; and a complementary receptacle connector (50) having a housing with a plug receiving cavity (68) and corresponding array of second contacts (70), the housing (52) including latch receiving recesses (66) adjacent the cavity floor (68) alongside at least both of the sidewalls (62) or both of the endwalls (64) corresponding to the sides (30) and ends (32) of the plug portion. During initial mating of the plug and receptacle connectors (22) (50), the latch projections (36 ) of the plug housing (24) bear against and create an interference fit with the adjacent receptacle housing wall surfaces (65) and upon full mating of the plug and receptacle connectors (22) (50), the latch projections (36) release the walls upon their being received in the cavity recesses (66).
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Correll, Jr. Robert S.
Dellinger Donald E.
Summers Donald J.
Bradley P. Austin
Nelson Katherine A.
Patel T. C.
The Whitaker Corporation
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