Patent · US Expired

Connector

US5178552A · kind A · utility

20Cited by
3References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 14, 1991
Grant dateJan 12, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 14, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/635
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A connector comprises, a first connector housing having first metal terminals, a second connector housing having second metal terminals engaged with the first metal terminals provided with the first connector housing, and a locking device for engaging the first connector housing with the second connector housing. The lock device includes a spring receiving device, slidably disposed in the first connector housing, for receiving a repulsive force acting between the first and second connector housings through the spring receiving device, and a spring device, for applying the repulsive force to the first and second connector housings through the spring receiving member, disposed between the first connector housing and the spring receiving device.

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