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US 5,873,745 AGranted
Device for coupling two electrical connector housing members
AssigneeConnecteurs Cinch
InventorsJean-Louis Duclos, Jean Ittah, David Rognerud
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Abstract
Device for coupling two electrical connector housing members includes two toothed sectors on one member, each sector including a slot leading to a cam. The cams cooperate with two lugs on the other member. The sectors are rotated to occupy either an open first position or a locked second position.
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A device for coupling two electrical connector housing members of generally parallelpiped shape, comprising:
- a male member including two opposite sides;
- a female member including two opposite sides adapted to receive said male member;
- two lugs positioned on each of said two opposite sides of one of said male member or said female member;
- four toothed sectors pivotally mounted on the other of said male member and said female member, two toothed sectors of said four toothed sectors being pivotally mounted on two axes positioned on each of two corresponding opposite sides of the other of said male member and said female member, said two toothed sectors meshing with each other on each of the two opposite sides;
- each of said two toothed sectors including a slot leading to a cam, each cam being adapted to cooperate with a corresponding lug, and each cam being symmetrical with respect to a median plane perpendicular to a plane passing through said two axes throughout activation of the device;
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- a U-shaped lever comprising two arms, each of said two arms being fastened to one of said two toothed sectors on each of the two opposite sides.
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A device for coupling two electrical connector housing members of generally parallelpiped shape, comprising:
- a male member including two opposite sides;
- a female member including two opposite sides adapted to receive said male member;
- two lugs positioned on each of said two opposite sides of one of said male member or said female member;
- four toothed sectors pivotally mounted on the other of said male member and said female member, two toothed sectors of said four toothed sectors being pivotally mounted on two axes positioned on each of two corresponding opposite sides of the other of said male member and said female member, said two toothed sectors meshing with each other on each of the two opposite sides;
- each of said two toothed sectors including a slot leading to a cam, each cam being adapted to cooperate with a corresponding lug, and each cam being symmetrical with respect to a median plane perpendicular to a plane passing through said two axes throughout activation of the device;
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- a lever for rotating said toothed sectors in one direction to an open position and in an opposite direction to a locked position.
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Device for coupling two electrical connector housing members, comprising:
- a male member including two opposite sides;
- a female member including two opposite sides adapted to receive said male member;
- two lugs positioned on each of said two opposite sides of one of said male member and said female member;
- four toothed sectors pivotally mounted on the other of said male member and said female member, two toothed sectors of said four toothed sectors being pivotally positioned on each of two corresponding opposite sides of the other of said male member and said female member;
- a gear inserted between said two toothed sectors on each of said two corresponding opposite sides;
- each of said two toothed sectors including a slot leading to a cam, each cam being adapted to cooperate with a corresponding lug;
- an element capable of rotating each gear in one direction to an open position and in an opposite direction to a locked position.
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Device for coupling two electrical connector housing members, comprising:
- a male member including two opposite sides;
- a female member including two opposite sides adapted to receive said male member;
- each of said male member and said female member comprising a generally parallelpiped shape;
- two lugs positioned on each of said two opposite sides of one of said male member and said female member;
- four toothed sectors pivotally mounted on the other of said male member and said female member, two toothed sectors of said four toothed sectors being pivotally positioned on each of two corresponding opposite sides of the other of said male member and said female member;
- a gear inserted between said two toothed sectors on each of said two corresponding opposite sides;
- each of said two toothed sectors including a slot leading to a cam, each cam being adapted to cooperate with a corresponding lug;
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- an element capable of rotating each gear in one direction to an open position and in an opposite direction to a locked position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.