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Electrical connector for connection to a wearable device

US10498097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 2018
Grant dateDec 3, 2019
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 10, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R33/74
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A connector includes a garment-side connector portion and a module-side connector portion, the garment-side connector portion has a garment-side connector body with a first fitting surface and a lateral wall, first contacts and a locking portion disposed on the first fitting surface, the module-side connector portion has a module-side connector body with a second fitting surface and a lateral surface, second contacts and a portion to be locked disposed in the second fitting surface, an elastically deformable first waterproof member is disposed on one of the lateral wall of the garment-side connector body and the lateral surface of the module-side connector body so as to surround the first fitting surface or the second fitting surface, and the locking portion locks a position of the portion to be locked only when the module-side connector body is fitted with the garment-side connector body in a predetermined orientation.

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