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US 11,539,157 B2Granted
Connection assembly for audio equipment
AssigneeShure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
InventorsWalter Timothy Harwood, Weiqiang Kang, Feng Wang, Shun Guo
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Abstract
A connection assembly for connection to an audio device includes a connector module including a connector configured for electronic connection to a mating connector of the audio device and a releasable latch configured for retaining the connector module to the audio device, an actuator engageable with the connector module and being moveable to release the latch for removal of the connector module from the audio device, and locking structure configured to selectively resist movement of the actuator to release the latch.
Claims24
A connection assembly configured for connection to an audio device, comprising:
- a connector module including a connector configured for electronic connection to a mating connector of the audio device and a casing supporting the connector, the connector module having a first locking structure;
- a latch moveable between a latched position, where the latch is configured to engage the audio device and the connector module to retain the connector module in connection with the audio device, and a release position, where the latch is not configured to retain the connector module in connection with the audio device;
- an actuator moveably engaged with the connector module and being moveable with respect to the connector module between a first position and a second position that is shifted from the first position, wherein the actuator has an engagement surface configured to engage the latch to move the latch to the release position when the actuator is moved to the second position;
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- a biasing member engaging the actuator to bias the actuator away from the second position and toward the first position,
- wherein the actuator further has a second locking structure, and the actuator is further moveable between a free position, where the second locking structure does not engage the first locking structure of the connector module and the actuator is moveable between the first and second positions, and a locked position, where the second locking structure engages the first locking structure of the connector module and resists movement of the actuator toward the second position.
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A connection assembly configured for connection to an audio device, comprising:
- a connector module including a connector configured for electronic connection to a mating connector of the audio device and a casing supporting the connector;
- a latch moveable between a latched position, where the latch is configured to engage the audio device and the connector module to retain the connector module in connection with the audio device, and a release position, where the latch is not configured to retain the connector module in connection with the audio device;
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- an actuator moveably engaged with the connector module and being moveable with respect to the connector module between a first position and a second position that is shifted from the first position, wherein the actuator has an engagement surface configured to engage the latch to move the latch to the release position when the actuator is moved to the second position,
- wherein the actuator is further moveable from the first position to a securing position, where the actuator is configured to be moved into closer engagement with the audio device to secure a connection between the connector module and the audio device.
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A connection assembly configured for connection to an audio device, comprising:
- a connector module including a connector configured for electronic connection to a mating connector of the audio device and a casing supporting the connector;
- a latch moveable between a latched position, where the latch is configured to engage the audio device and the connector module to retain the connector module in connection with the audio device, and a release position, where the latch is not configured to retain the connector module in connection with the audio device;
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- an actuator moveably engaged with the connector module and being moveable with respect to the connector module to engage the latch to move the latch to the release position, wherein the actuator is further moveable between a free position, where the actuator is moveable to engage the latch to move the latch to the release position, and a locked position, where the actuator engages a first locking structure to resist movement of the actuator to engage the latch, and
- wherein movement of the actuator from the free position to the locked position is further configured to cause the actuator to move into closer engagement with the audio device to secure a connection between the connector module and the audio device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.