# US 5,346,414 A · Construction of rear holder for connector capable to be drawn out

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- Number: US 5,346,414 A
- Document ID: US5346414A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/094,232
- Filed: 1993-07-21
- Granted: 1994-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 1992-08-10
- Assignees: Yazaki Corporation
- Inventors: Hitoshi Sakai; Hitoshi Saitoh; Osamu Sugiyama
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5346414A

## CPC

- H01R 13/4367: {Insertion of locking piece from the rear}
- Y10S 439/94: including provision for mechanical lifting or manipulation, e.g. for vacuum lifting
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

A construction of a rear holder for a connector capable to be drawn out that comprises a connector housing, connector terminals and a rear holder accompanied with a means for pulling the rear holder out, the rear holder as a stopper for movement of the terminals being inserted into the housing from a opening behind and engaging with the housing by means of projections on the holder and holes in the upper wall of the housing, is characterised by a channel with a pit at the front bottom forming a supporter step for the means, which the means for pulling the rear holder out is easily inserted into.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A construction of a rear holder for a connector capable to be drawn out with help of means for pulling the rear holder out, said means having a shape of a bar with a tipped end, said rear holder as a stopper for movement of connector terminals being inserted into a connector housing from a opening behind and engaging with said housing by means-of at least a projection on-the holder and a hole in the upper wall of the housing, comprising a channel with a pit at the front bottom, said channel being scooped in the structure constituted with said upper wall and said rear holder from the back.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A construction of a rear holder according to claim 1 wherein respective scooped depth of said channel except the pit in said upper wall and said rear holder being equal with each other and nearly equal with a half of the thickness of said means for pulling the rear holder out.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A construction of a rear holder according to claim 1 wherein said channel being scooped only in said rear holder.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A construction of a rear holder according to claim 1 wherein said channel except the pit being scooped only in said upper wall of the housing.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A construction of a rear holder according to claim 1 wherein said channel having a sloped bottom surface to form a enlarged opening behind.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A construction of a rear holder according to claim 1 wherein said channel being scooped near the engaging means of a projection on the holder and a hole in the upper wall when the engaging means being single.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A construction of a rear holder according to claim 1 wherein said channel being scooped near center of any two adjacent engaging means of projections on the holder and holes in the upper wall when the engaging means being plural.