Electrical connector having a pivot lock
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorsJeffrey Allen Dinkel, Richard E. Orstad, Michael Paul Trull
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Abstract
The invention comprises an electrical connector having a connector housing with contact receiving passages to receive contacts therein and a guide member. A lock housing has a pivot member wherein the pivot member and the guide member cooperate to secure the lock housing to the connector housing and to allow the lock housing to rotate and move longitudinally with respect to the connector housing. The lock housing having a first position with respect to the connector housing wherein the contacts can be loaded into the housing. The lock housing having a second position wherein the contacts are secured within the housing for electrical connection with a matable connector.
Claims11
An electrical connector comprising:
- a connector housing having contact receiving passages to receive contacts therein and a guide member;
- a lock housing having a pivot member wherein the pivot member and the guide member cooperate to secure the lock housing to the connector housing and to allow the lock housing to rotate and move longitudinally with respect to the connector housing, the lock housing having a first position with respect to the connector housing wherein the contacts can be loaded into the housing, the lock housing having a second position wherein the contacts are secured within the housing for electrical connection with a matable connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.