Connector assembly

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1999-05-18

2000-02-22

Vu, Hien

Electrical connectors

Coupling part having handle or means to move contact...

Expandable, prong receiving socket

439859, H01R 1112

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060273569

ABSTRACT:
A female connector assembly that includes mating housings which may be latched together to enclose a female connector having resilient opposed curved arms and a resilient dome-shaped actuator disposed between such arms. Depression of the dome causes its lower edge to move radially outwardly to engage the inner surface of the arms to move such arms radially outwardly. Release of the dome allows the dome and resilient arms to resile to their original position. In use, the female connector assembly may be electrically and mechanically connected to a male connector to form a connector assembly. To this end, the male connector is inserted between the resilient arms of the female connector. Such insertion cams the arms radially outward until they are adjacent a recess in the male connector and snap radially inward against the male connector. To disconnect the connectors, the arms are caused to move radially outward by depression of the dome.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4094571 (1978-06-01), Benjamin
patent: 5037335 (1991-08-01), Campell
patent: 5897406 (1999-04-01), Benes et al.

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