Patent · US Expired

Lever type connector

US5252084A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 1992
Grant dateOct 12, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 14, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/62955
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a connector of male and female interlocking terminals, a lever is provided on a first connector in a freely pivoting manner. Guide pins provided on a second connector are inserted to guide groove holes and the lever is operated to pull together and connect the second and first connectors. The lever is made of two parts. The first part is provided on one side of the housing and has a first arm with a guide channel. The second part is provided on the other side of the housing and has a second arm shaped to enable insertion thereof into the guide channel of the arm in the first part. Thus, the second arm is inserted into the guide channel of first arm and fixed at the desirable position by the positioning claws provided in the guide channel and on the second arm.

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