Locking electrical connector apparatus

Details Locking electrical connector apparatus Locking electrical connector apparatus

1980-04-03

1981-11-10

McGlynn, Joseph H.

Geometrical instruments

H01R 1300

Patent

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042994322

ABSTRACT:
A multipin backplane connector (10) featuring a locking mechanism for locking the connector to the pins. The terminal pins (11) are lengthened to extend beyond the connector pin receptacles (20) after the pins (11) are inserted therein and are further modified to provide a pair of opposing vertical notches (15) on the extensions of each. The locking mechanism comprises a rocker member (34) in the form of an obtuse "V", one section (37) having slots (38) dimensioned to fit freely about the pins (11), each slot (15) having opposing teeth (39) for engaging the pin notches (15). A pair of manually operated sleeves (46, 47) clasping opposite sides of the connector housing are moved over the two rocker member sections (37, 40) to raise and lower the slot teeth (39) out of and into engagement with the terminal pin notches (15).

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patent: 4066316 (1978-01-01), Rollings
patent: 4083619 (1978-04-01), McCormick et al.

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