Electrical connector for a vehicle
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsDarin E. Bartholomew, Christopher L. Bradshaw
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Abstract
An electrical connector comprises a dielectric body having a socket. A plurality of pivotable arms are hinged to the dielectric body. A releasable locking mechanism holds the pivotable arms in a locked position that releases with an outward pulling force exceeding a threshold force. The releasable locking mechanism comprises two or more latch members that are biased by corresponding springs against the corresponding pivotable arms. Each pivotable arm has a protrusion that divides a first region from a second region of the pivotable arm.
Claims20
An electrical connector comprising:
- a dielectric body having a socket;
- a plurality of pivotable arms hinged to the dielectric body;
- a releasable locking mechanism to hold the pivotable arms in a locked position that releases with an outward pulling force exceeding a threshold force;
- wherein the releasable locking mechanism comprises two or more latch members that are biased by corresponding springs against the corresponding pivotable arms, each pivotable arm having a sloped protrusion that extends above a surface of each pivotable arm and that divides the surface of each pivotable arm into a first region and a second region that are coplanar.
An electrical connector comprising:
- a dielectric body having a socket;
- a releasable locking mechanism to hold pivotable arms in a locked position that release with an outward pulling force exceeding a threshold force;
- wherein the releasable locking mechanism comprises two or more latch members that are biased by corresponding springs against corresponding pivotable arms, each pivotable arm having a sloped protrusion that extends above a surface of each pivotable arm and that divides the surface of each pivotable arm into a first region and a second region that are coplanar.
An electrical connector for connecting to a connector plug, the electrical connector comprising:
- a dielectric body having a socket;
- a releasable locking mechanism hinged about a pivot point on the dielectric body to hold a connector plug in an inserted position and that releases when the connector plug is pulled from the socket with a force exceeding a threshold force;
- wherein the releasable locking mechanism comprises two or more latch members that are biased by corresponding springs against corresponding pivotable arms, each pivotable arm having a sloped protrusion that extends above a surface of each pivotable arm and that divides the surface of each pivotable arm into a first region and a second region that are coplanar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.