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US 9,178,297 B2Granted
Flat cable connector
AssigneeTyco Electronics Japan G.K.
InventorsYoshihiko Kodaira, Akira Kubo, Hiroaki Kikuchi
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Abstract
A flat cable connector is provides that includes a housing, a contact, and a cover member. The housing includes a top surface, a side surface adjacent the top surface, and a lock section disposed along the side surface. The contact is received in the housing and includes a portion protruding from the top surface. The cover member includes a planar surface and a lock extending from the planar surface and engageable with the lock section.
Claims16
A flat cable connector, comprising:
- a housing having
- a top surface,
- a side surface adjacent the top surface, and
- a lock section disposed along the side surface, and having a protruding claw;
- a contact located in the housing and having a portion protruding from the top surface;
- and
- a cover member having
- a planar surface,
- a lock extending from the planar surface, having a claw receiving opening that vertically receives the protruding claw to snap-fit the housing to the cover member.
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A flat cable connector, comprising:
- a housing having
- a top surface,
- a pair of opposite first side surfaces positioned adjacent the top surface and extending parallel across a width of the housing,
- a lock section disposed along each first side surface, each having a first protruding hook;
- a contact located in the housing and having a portion protruding from the top surface;
- and
- a cover member having
- a planar surface,
- a pair of opposite first cover edges positioned adjacent to the planar surface and extending parallel across a width of the cover member,
- a locking protrusion piece positioned on each of the first cover edges and extending perpendicular to the planar surface, each locking protrusion piece having a first hook receiving opening that vertically receives the first protruding hook of the lock section when the housing is vertically snap-fitted to the cover member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.