Electrical connector having a latching slider
US12374827B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/712
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing having walls forming a cavity that receives a mating electrical connector. The walls include a base wall, side walls, and end walls. The base wall includes contact channels. The first side wall includes a slider slot open to the cavity. The electrical connector includes contacts held in the contact channels. The electrical connector includes a slider received in the slider slot and movable in a sliding direction within the slider slot. The slider includes a slider post extending into the cavity and movable within the cavity as the slider moves in the sliding direction. The slider post is configured to be received in a guide track of the mating electrical connector to locate the mating electrical connector within the cavity of the housing.
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