Thread fastening type connector assembly
US5271689A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/75
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector assembly in which a first connector housing is secured to a second connector housing using a bolt and nut arrangement. The assembly includes a bolt which extends through the first connector housing and is threadably engaged with a nut disposed in the second connector housing; and a depressing flange formed on the shank of the bolt for abutting against the first connector housing. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, a bolt holder is mounted on the bolt between the bolt head and the depressing flange to retain the bolt to the first connector housing. The bolt holder includes either a single member having a bolt hole, and a bolt inserting slot communicated with the bolt hole and having a width smaller than the diameter of the bolt, or two individual members which define a bolt hole when combined together to retain the bolt therein.
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