Security latch for electrical connectors
US4752236A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2201/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A latching device is disclosed herein for releasably securing the components of a plugable electrical connector together to prevent inadvertent decoupling therebetween. The device includes a semicircular base attached to a support about one component of plugable connector while pivotally mounting a latch arm at one end. The opposite end of the latch arm is provided with a closure opening for cooperating with a closure latch projecting from the underside of a lug carried on the base in fixed spaced apart relationship with respect to the latch arm pivot connection with the base. When latched, the arm bears against the other component of the plugable connector so that the other component is fixedly held in connection with the first mentioned component of the connector.
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