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Locking device for a connector

US5695355A · kind A · utility

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3Claims

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Assignee

ITT Cannon, Ltd. · DE

Inventors

Robert Hasenfratz · Hessental, DE
Martin Gollhofer · Fellbach, DE
Manfred Illg · Waiblingen, DE
Werner Pfitzenreiter · Lorch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 1995
Grant date	Dec 9, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/6275
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A locking device is provided for an electrical connector system to hold two connectors, (1, 2) together. The locking device includes S-shaped sheet metal locking hooks (9) on a second connector that lock into cutouts (8) on a plate (7) of the first connector. One curved arch (14) of the S-shaped sheet metal hook snaps into the cutout and resists unmating.

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