Multi-row modular electrical connector
US4682839A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/506
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-row modular electrical connector is described having a securement mechanism in the cell walls and the wall of each module for cooperatively, tridimensionally securing each module to the cell. The securement mechanism comprises (i) a row of notches in each cell wall; (ii) a locking projection on one wall of each module; (iii) a slotted locking bar along the rearward edge of each cell wall exterior spaced away from the cell cavity; and (iv) a wedging wall on one wall of each module near the rear thereof snugly receivable through the slot of the locking bar. Each notch has a slotted access portion spaced from the cell cavity and a tab therebetween and the projections each have a wall receivable in the notch to provide a first dimension of securement and wings spaced from and overlying the module wall and sized to be received in the slotted access portion with the tab receivable between the wings and the module wall to prevent the wings from passing into the cell cavity to provide a second dimension of securement. The wedging wall passes snugly under the locking bar when the module is almost completely inserted in the cavity whereby the locking bar is behind the wedging wall to…
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