Electrical connector
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsMatthias Pfaff, Guido G. M. P. van de Burgt
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Abstract
An electrical connector having a housing comprising a first elongated slot and a second elongated slot for receiving a generally U-shaped latch camming slide. A first resilient latch and a second resilient latch are associated with the first and second elongated slots and, respectively, and they become deflected into the slots and when a locking insert is mounted on the housing, thereby locking the generally U-shaped latch camming slide in housing.
Claims11
A connector comprising a housing comprising a first elongated slot and a second elongated slot, said housing also comprising a wall defining an aperture, a first resilient latch associated with said first elongated slot and said aperture, and a second resilient latch associated with said second elongated slot and said aperture;
- a generally U-shaped latch camming slide having a first leg portion, a second leg portion and a joining portion joining said first and second leg portions, said first and second leg portions being received in said first and second elongated slots, respectively, so that said generally U-shaped latch camming slide can slide in and out of said housing, each of said first and second resilient detents having a shoulder notch;
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- a locking insert for mounting in said aperture in order to bias said first and second resilient latches into said first and second elongated slots so that said shoulder notches of said first and second resilient detents engage said first and second resilient latches, respectively, thereby locking said generally U-shaped latch camming slide in said housing.
A connector comprising a housing comprising a first elongated slot and a second elongated slot, said housing also comprising a wall defining an aperture, a generally U-shaped latch camming slide having a first leg portion, a second leg portion and a joining portion joining said first and second leg portions, said first and second leg portions being received in said first and second elongated slots, respectively, so that said generally U-shaped latch camming slide can slide in and out of said housing, and a locking insert for mounting in said aperture said connector being characterized in that a first resilient latch is associated with said first elongated slot and said aperture, and a second resilient latch is associated with said second elongated slot and said aperture, each of said first and second resilient detents having a shoulder notch and said locking insert is movable in order to bias said first and second resilient latches into said first and second elongated slots so that said shoulder notches of said first and second resilient detents engage said first and second resilient latches, respectively, thereby locking said generally U-shaped latch camming slide in said housing.
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