Electrical connectors – With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in... – Retaining means
Patent
1996-03-18
1997-07-15
Nguyen, Khiem
Electrical connectors
With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...
Retaining means
439489, 439188, H01R 13627
Patent
active
056477570
ABSTRACT:
An electrical connector matable with a base unit where the base unit has a plurality of contacts disposed within a socket, the connector comprises; a housing having a body, a plug extending outward from the body that is receivable in the socket, and a deflectable retention member extending outward from the body alongside and spaced from the plug for engaging a retention feature in the base unit to retain the connector therewith; contacts disposed within the housing and accessible through the plug for engaging the contacts of the base unit when the connector is mated therewith; a slide slidably mounted to said housing and movable between a first position and a second position; and a support element responsive to slide movement that includes an extension that in the first position of the slide is disposed clear of the retention member for mating and demating of the connector and base unit and in the second position the extension is disposed between the retention member and the plug thereby preventing deflection thereof to prevent mating or demating; the connector being characterized in that the extension is displaceable axially along the retention member and plug in response to movement of the slide between the first position and the second position.
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Kim Yong Ki
Nguyen Khiem
The Whitaker Corporation
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