Couplers for latching type plugs
US4380349A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 1980 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/57
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connector for latch type plugs has an inner member and an outer member with a resilient member between them. If a first plug is inserted in the connector, it overrides the central line as its latches engage recesses in the inner member. When the second plug is inserted into the connector, its front edge abuts against the front edge of the first plug. Further movement of the second plug causes corresponding movement in the first plug and the inner member, thereby compressing the resilient member. When the latches of the second plug have engaged with the corresponding recesses, the pressure of the resilient member, transferred via the inner and outer members, holds the front edges of the two plugs together.
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