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Electrical connector with assist lever

US10270207B1 · kind B1 · utility

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6Claims

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Assignee

Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

Deborah Probert · Farmington Hills, US
Michael Glick · Farmington Hills, US
Reinhard Pusch · Farmington Hills, US
David Menzies · Linden, US
Bhupinder Rangi · Novi, US
Uemit Celiker · Remscheid, DE
Cecil Brown · Canton, US
Michael Hardy · Ypsilanti, US
Lewis Galligan · Novi, US
Michael Hans · Novi, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2017
Grant date	Apr 23, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R2201/26
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a first housing. A second housing is moveable relative to the first housing and includes a travel peg. The electrical connector also includes a lever. The lever includes two lever arms that are joined by a handle. Each of the lever arms is attached to the first housing and allows relative rotational movement of the lever about a lever axis. The lever may be moved from a pre-stage position to a final position. The lever engages the travel peg to move the second housing linearly in an insertion direction from a pre-stage position to a seated position relative to the first housing. The travel peg moves along a peg path when the second housing is moved from the pre-stage position to the seated position. The peg path is located between the lever axis and the handle.

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