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US 8,573,997 B2Granted
Multi-plugging connector system
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsJay Neer, Bruce Reed, Harold Keith Lang
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Abstract
A connector utilizes a latching assembly that has a structure that connects horizontal movement of an actuator to vertical movement of a latching arm. If desired, a 2X ganged plug can be inserted into any two adjacent bays of a ganged receptacle assembly that includes at least three bays.
Claims9
A connector system, comprising:
- a receptacle connector having at least three adjacent bays aligned in a single row, each of the adjacent bays separated from the other by a dividing wall, each the adjacent bays being separated from each other by the same distance;
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- a plug connector with a first and second mating portion, the first and second mating portion configured to mate in two adjacent bays, wherein the plug connector is configured such that another plug connector is positionable in the bay next to the two adjacent bays.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.