Electrical connectors – With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in... – Retaining means
Patent
1989-11-07
1990-07-31
Desmond, Eugene F.
Electrical connectors
With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...
Retaining means
439357, H01R 13629
Patent
active
049446932
ABSTRACT:
A connector housing molded of plastic includes a pair of latch arms along sides thereof which extend forwardly to latch with corresponding latching means of a housing of a mating connector, during connector mating. Each latch arm is joined integrally to the housing sides by hinge joints adapted to permit flexing during deflection of the latch arm during mating and unmating. The hinge joint includes a bight section spaced from the housing side and joined thereto by a pair of parallel upper and lower legs, with the bight section joined to the middle of the latch arm by a cross-shaped rib section. A horizontal rib component of the rib section joins to the bight section midway between the legs and is able to locally elastically deform the bight section inwardly at the rearward edge thereof and outwardly at the forward edge thereof, during latch arm deflection. The latch arms can have rearward portions deflectable inwardly toward the housing sides to enable delatching and unmating.
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U.S. patent appln. Ser. No. 07/341,864, Bennett et al. (drawings & abstract enclosed).
AMP Incorporated
Desmond Eugene F.
Hanchuk Walter G.
Ness Anton P.
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