Interlocking connector system
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorNobuhiko Kotajima
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Abstract
A slide lock system allows one or more connector bodies to be mounted at various locations on a mounting surface. A plurality of parallel, uniformly spaced rails are formed on the mounting surface. The rails define a plurality of parallel, uniformly spaced channels which are open on one end and closed on the opposite end. A pair of parallel, spaced apart rails are formed on each connector body. The connector rail spacing is an integral multiple of the spacing between the channels on the mounting surface such that the connector rails are endwise inserted into the open end of any of the plurality of channels.
Claims20
A slide lock system for securing a first component to a second component, comprising:
- a plurality of parallel, uniformly spaced T-shaped rails formed on the first component, said T-shaped rails defining a plurality of parallel, uniformly spaced channels, each channel having an open end and a closed end;
- a retainer projection formed on each T-shaped rail;
- a pair of parallel, spaced apart L-shaped rails formed on the second component, said L-shaped rails having a spacing which is an integral multiple of the spacing between the channels on the first component, said L-shaped rails capable of endwise insertion into the open end of the channels on the first component;
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- a lock projection formed on the second component and positioned between the pair of L-shaped rails.
A slide lock connection system for securing a connector to a bracket, comprising:
- a plurality of parallel, uniformly spaced bracket rails extending outwardly from the bracket, said bracket rails defining a plurality of parallel, uniformly spaced channels, each channel having an open end and a closed end;
- a retainer projection extending outwardly from each of the bracket rails;
- a pair of parallel, spaced apart connector rails extending outwardly from the connector, said connector rails having a spacing which is an integral multiple of the spacing between the bracket channels, said connector rails capable of endwise insertion into the open end of said bracket channels;
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- a lock projection extending outwardly from the outer surface of the connector and positioned between the pair of connector rails, said lock projection engageable with said retainer projection to secure said connector to said bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.