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Manually disengageable connector lock

US5030127A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 20, 1990
Grant dateJul 9, 1991
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/6272
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Male and female electrical connectors are locked together by a resilient cantilevered lock arm of the male insulator body engaging a latching member of the female insulator body. The lock arm has a T-shaped member at its free end which provides a thumb pad for depressing the lock arm and disconnecting the electrical connectors.

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