Small-sized connector
AssigneeTektron Micro Electronics, Inc.
InventorDavin Sloan
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Abstract
A small sized connector for connecting wires to an electrical component, such as a printed circuit board. The connector includes a connector frame, and a latch that is hingedly connected to the connector frame. The latch has a raised portion at one end thereof, whereby, when the connector frame is fitted within an opening of a housing that holds the printed circuit board, the latch is pressed downwards to be fitted within the opening, and then the raised portion of the latch pops into a slot of the housing to thereby lock the connector in place within the housing. The connector can be easily de-coupled from the housing by a user pressing his or her fingertip against the raised portion of the latch, while pulling the connector out of the opening at the same time.
Claims26
A connector plug, comprising:
- an outer body;
- a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the outer body, wherein the latch includes a top surface and a raised catch at one end of the top surface;
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- an elastometer material that is provided beneath the latch,
- wherein the elastometer material provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner.
An inline connector receptacle, comprising:
- an outer body including a front surface, a top surface, side surfaces, a rear surface, and a bottom surface;
- a pin contact assembly provided within the outer body, wherein a cable attached to the pin contact assembly extends from a rear of the outer body;
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- an opening provided on the top surface of the outer body, the opening being disposed and sized so as to receive and hold in place a raised catch of a latch of a connector plug assembly when the connector plug assembly is detachably attached to the inline connector receptacle.
An inline connector assembly, comprising:
- a connector plug that includes,
- an outer body;
- a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the outer body, wherein the latch includes a top surface and a raised catch at one end of the top surface;
- and
- an elastometer material that is provided beneath the latch,
- wherein the elastometer material provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner;
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- an inline connector receptacle that includes,
- an outer body including a top surface, side surfaces, and a bottom surface;
- a pin contact assembly provided within the outer body of the inline connector receptacle, wherein a cable attached to the pin contact assembly extends from a rear of the outer body of the inline connector receptacle;
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- an opening provided on the top surface of the outer body, the opening being disposed and sized so as to receive and hold in place the raised catch of the latch of the connector plug assembly when the connector plug assembly is detachably attached to the inline connector receptacle.
A chassis-mounted connector receptacle, comprising:
- an outer body including a front surface, a top surface, side surfaces, a rear surface, and a bottom surface;
- a pin contact assembly provided within the outer body, wherein a cable attached to the pin contact assembly extends from a rear of the outer body;
- and
- an opening provided on the top surface of the outer body, the opening being disposed and sized so as to receive and hold in place a raised catch of a latch of a connector plug assembly when the connector plug assembly is detachably attached to a chassis on which the chassis-mounted connector receptacle is provided thereon.
A method for inserting a contact assembly having a cable attached thereto, into one of a connector plug body and a receptacle plug body, comprising:
- pressing one of a pin or socket contact assembly into the an inner region of the one of the connector plug body and the receptacle plug body;
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- inserting a sealing compound into holes on an outer housing of the one of the connector plug body and the receptacle plug body, to thereby provide a tight sealing of the pin or socket contact assembly within the one of the connector plug body and the receptacle plug body, and to thereby perform a strain relief function for the cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.