Connector plug-locking mechanism

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1998-06-29

2000-08-08

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

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

Retaining means

H01R 13627

Patent

active

060993391

ABSTRACT:
A lock mechanism by which a mating connector socket to be mounted on a printed wiring board of an electronic equipment can be formed into a small size, and even if the direction of mounting of the connector socket is inverted, or if the electronic equipment itself is turned upside down, the locking can be easily released. In a connector plug (10) for electrically connecting a mating connector socket (20), mounted on a printed wiring board of an electronic equipment, to another electronic equipment through an electric cable (30), when the connector plug (10) is fitted in the connector socket (20), this fitted condition is locked by a lock mechanism, and the lock mechanism of the connector plug includes retractable lock pawls (12) provided at a face side of a fitting portion (11) of a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape, and lock release buttons (14) provided respectively at opposite side surfaces of a finger grip portion (13).

REFERENCES:
patent: 5634809 (1997-06-01), Hirai
patent: 5797771 (1998-08-01), Garside

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