Latch for electrical connectors

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2006-04-18

2006-04-18

Hyeon, Hae Moon (Department: 2839)

Electrical connectors

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

Retaining means

C439S344000, C439S923000

Reexamination Certificate

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07029311

ABSTRACT:
A flexible latch is provided for an electrical connector and includes an elongated flexible strip having front and rear ends fixed to a connector housing, with the strip being spaced from and flexible relative to the housing between the fixed ends. The flexible strip has a body portion of a given width extending forwardly from and flexibly rotatable in a given direction about the fixed rear end. A latching portion, having a total width less than the given width, extends rearwardly from and is flexibly rotatable opposite the given direction about the front end. A generally triangularly-shaped latch hook is formed on the latching portion for movement into and out of latching engagement with the mating connecting device as the latching portion and the body portion flexibly rotate in opposite directions about the fixed front and rear ends, respectively.

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