Connector latching arrangement

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1991-07-11

1992-09-29

Howell, Daniel W.

Electrical connectors

With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...

Retaining means

439372, H01R 13627

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051510499

ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector system is described, of the type that includes a latching arrangement for releasably holding a cover of a first connector to a second connector, which includes a pivoting latch that is resiliently biased against pivoting without the use of a spring. The cover (12, FIG. 1) has a pair of latch support brackets (80, 82) that are resiliently deflectable slightly together and apart. The latch has opposite parts each lying adjacent to one of the brackets and has a trunnion received in a hole in the bracket to pivot about a pivot axis (36) thereon. Each bracket has a slot (90, FIG. 3) extending radially with respect to the pivot axis (36), and each latch part has a rib (108) partially received in a slot, with each side (110, 112) of the rib being angled from parallelism with the pivot axis. As the latch pivots, the ribs deflect the brackets apart, to provide a spring force urging the latch to pivot back.

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