Electrical connectors – With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in... – Retaining means
Patent
1988-02-26
1989-06-13
Briggs, William
Electrical connectors
With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...
Retaining means
H01R 1362
Patent
active
048388076
ABSTRACT:
A latching mechanism to latch matable electrical connectors together comprises first and second electrical connectors (10,20) for matable engagement with one another, the first connector (20) having a projection (21) engageable with a tapered section (17) of a slide (15) extending along a wall of a housing (11) of the second connector (10) when the first connector is inserted into an opening (12) of the second connector (10), the slide (15) being biased in one direction by a spring (14). The slide (15) is moved in another direction upon further insertion of the first connector (20) into the opening (12) until the projection (21) moves beyond the tapered section (17) into a recess (18) whereupon the slide (15) moves back to the one direction under the influence of the spring (14) thereby latching the connectors (10,20) together.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4386243 (1983-05-01), De Luca et al.
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patent: 4501460 (1985-02-01), Sisler
AMP Case No. 4859 corresponding to British Pat. No. 2071928, granted Feb. 8, 1984.
Kawaguchi Akira
Takenaka Noriaki
Takinori Sasaki
Tayama Yukiharu
AMP Incorporated
Briggs William
Noll William B.
Smith David L.
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