Lever type connector
US6039586A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/62955
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lever type connector has a lever (60) and a housing body (10) consisting of a main body (20) and a wire cover (40). The lever (60) has a pair of arms (65), and an operating part (66) which connects the arms (65) at one end. When the lever (60) is mounted on the housing body (10), the ribs (43) on the inclined parts (42) of the wire cover (40) engage with the arms (65) and act to spread the arms (65) outward. When the arms in this outward-spread state are moved over the posts (22) so that the arms reach positions directly above the posts (22), the arms undergo elastic recovery inward, and act to move the openings (62) into positions in the vicinity of the posts (22).
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