Electrical connector having releasably retained latch tab assembly
US4074928A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1976 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plug connector for a telephone cord set has a releasably retained resilient latch tab assembly for releasably securing the plug connector in coupled engagement within an associated jack in a part of a telephone. The latch tab assembly includes a pair of parallel mounting posts, received in holes in the body of the connector, and a resilient latch tab, integrally connected at one end to the mounting posts for flexure about an axis of flexure extending transversally of the posts. A latch tab assembly in accordance with the invention may be used to replace a broken latch tab which comprises an integral part of a plug connection.
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