Electrical connector with plug latching assembly
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsWilliam Henry Dietz, Thomas Louis Scanzillo, Mark Andrew Condo
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Abstract
A latch assembly is provided in a receptacle in a pin-and-sleeve type electrical connector used to capture a plug of the pin-and-sleeve electrical connector. The latch assembly has a housing with a cover, a plurality of latches and a corresponding plurality of latch lever arm extending from a latch lever, such that pivotable movement of the latch lever is translated to rotational movement of the latches between a plug capture position and a plug release position.
Claims19
A latch assembly for capturing a plug relative to a receptacle, the latch assembly comprising:
- a housing having a latch compartment;
- and
- first and second latches positioned within the latch compartment and rotatable between a plug capture position and a plug release position, the first and second latches including respective camming surfaces, wherein when exerting force upon the camming surfaces causes the first and second latches to be rotated from the plug capture position to the plug release position.
A pin-in-sleeve type electrical connector comprising,
- a plug having one or more electrically conductive contacts;
- and
- a receptacle configured to couple to the plug, the receptacle comprising:
- one or more electrically conductive contacts capable of mating with the one or more electrically conductive contacts in the plug, such that one electrically conductive contact in the plug mates with one electrically conductive contact in the receptacle;
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- a latch assembly for capturing a plug relative to a receptacle, the latch assembly comprising:
- a housing having a latch compartment;
- and
- first and second latches positioned within the latch compartment and rotatable between a plug capture position and a plug release position, the first and second latches including respective camming surfaces, wherein when exerting force upon the camming surfaces causes the first and second latches to be rotated from the plug capture position to the plug release position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.