Fixture latching mechanism

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1988-07-21

1989-08-15

Abrams, Neil

Electrical connectors

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

Retaining means

269 32, 324158F, G01R 1512

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048570095

ABSTRACT:
A fixture latching mechanism for mass terminating a printed circuit test fixture to a test head probe field wherein said fixture latching mechanism is comprised of simultaneously functioning pulldown towers, each of which further comprises a housing having an internal wall for guiding a vertically moving rack containing a horizontally and forwardly biased pulldown which engages the fixture as the rack is powered downward and which disengages from the fixture as the rack is powered upward. Preferably, the disengagement of the pulldown from the fixture is produced by a caming action on a cam follower attached to the rear portion of the pulldown as the cam follower engages a cam system positioned in the upper regions of the housing's internal wall.

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patent: 4618131 (1986-10-01), Campisi et al.
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