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Electrical connector with assist lever

US10490938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23References

11Claims

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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
Sheikh Habibur Rahman · Chesterfield Township, US
Paul Castellani · Sterling Heights, US
Michael Borowski · Garden City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2017
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 16, 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. The electrical connector includes a lever mounted on the first housing for relative rotational movement. The lever may move between a pre-stage position and a final position. The lever engages the second housing to move the second housing linearly between a pre-stage position and a seated position relative to the first housing. The electrical connector includes a pre-lock that retains the lever in the pre-stage position relative to the first housing. A pre-lock release on the second housing releases the pre-lock when the second housing is in the pre-stage position relative to the first housing. Releasing the pre-lock allows movement of the lever relative to the first housing.

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