Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – Means to assemble electrical device
Patent
1998-12-08
1999-12-28
Young, Lee
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
Means to assemble electrical device
29758, 29764, 81302, 294 95, B23P 1900
Patent
active
060064226
ABSTRACT:
A connector mechanical assist system incorporating a mating tool and a connector configured for being squeezably interfaced with the mating tool. The connector is composed of first and second components having a conventional interlock mechanism, wherein a passage is provided in each of the first and second components which align when the first and second components are initially mated to form a passageway through the connector. The mating tool is composed of a head and two blades pivotally mounted on a common pivot in a cammed and slidable relation to the head. The blades have opposingly oriented hooks at the distal end portions thereof, wherein the hooks are retracted when the blades are mutually parallel. Each blade has a cam surface which interfaces with a respective boss of the head. With the connector pre-staged and the blades parallel, the blades are inserted through the passageway of the connector so that the distal end portions project therefrom at an exit side of the connector. Next, the blades are rearwardly drawn in relation to the head, whereupon the blades mutually cross and the hooks become opposingly exposed so as to contact the connector. Further rearward movement of the blades results in a mating force being applied which forces the first and second components into full mating.
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General Motors Corporation
Griffin Patrick M.
Trinh Minh
Young Lee
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