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US 10,950,967 B2Granted
Electric terminal housing with a terminal lock
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsDeborah Probert, Martin Komorniczak, Yasin Canol, Marlon Christian Grosser, Bhupinder Rangi, David Menzies
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Abstract
An electric terminal housing includes a terminal cavity. The terminal cavity extends along a cavity axis from an insertion end to a mate end. The terminal cavity is adapted to hold an electric terminal. The terminal housing includes a terminal lock. The terminal lock includes a resilient arm that extends from the housing into the terminal cavity. The terminal lock includes a rib that extends from the arm toward the cavity axis.
Claims20
An electric connector housing comprising:
- a housing defining a terminal cavity;
- and
- a terminal lock including:
- an arm that extends from the housing to an end that is located within the terminal cavity;
- a catch that extends from the end of the arm farther into the terminal cavity than the end of the arm;
- and
- a rib that extends along the arm from the housing to the catch farther into the terminal cavity than the arm, wherein:
- the terminal cavity of the housing is adapted to receive an electric terminal therein, and
- the catch of the terminal lock is adapted to engage and retain the electric terminal within the terminal cavity of the housing.
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An electric connector comprising:
- a housing defining a terminal cavity and including a terminal lock having:
- an arm that extends from the housing to an end that is located within the terminal cavity;
- a catch that extends from the end of the arm farther into the terminal cavity than the end of the arm;
- and
- a rib that extends along the arm from the housing to the catch farther into the terminal cavity than the arm;
- and
- an electric terminal disposed within the terminal cavity of the housing such that the catch of the terminal lock engages and retains the electric terminal within the terminal cavity of the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.