US 2010/0248522 A1 · ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTOR LATCH MECHANISM

Abstract

An electrical cable connector has a latch mechanism wherein the moveable portion is part of the mating receptacle, and the mechanism for unlatching resides in the cable connector. A rocker part is located such that one end extends under the resilient latch member and the other end has a surface which is made to rotate about a pivot point by an externally actuated ramp. The rotation of the rocker lifts the resilient member from its seat and releases the connector latch. The actuating ramp is spring loaded to return to its resting position which is the latched position; it is attached to a loop designed to allow a finger pull action to initiate latch disengagement. Forces and friction resistance is managed such that reliable single-hand operation is achieved, with push to engage and pull to disengage.

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Dependent claims

An electrical coupling comprising:

a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector that mate with each other and are secured by a latch mechanism;
wherein the latch mechanism includes:
an anchor on the first connector that fits into an opening in a receiver on the second connector;
and
a part on the first connector is configured to selectively move at least part of the receiver to disengage the anchor from the opening.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electrical cable connector latch mechanism

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Electrical cable connector latch mechanism

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Abstract

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