Modular plug with slider latch
US7329137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/633
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to modular plugs including a housing for holding a plurality of terminals that are engageable with contacts of a mating plug receptacle. The modular plug further includes a slider latch having a distal end portion integrally formed with the housing, a proximal end portion configured and adapted for operative engagement with the housing, and an intermediate portion disposed between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion. The intermediate portion defines at least one flex point. Accordingly, when the proximal end portion of the slider latch is operatively connected to the housing, the intermediate portion of the slider latch defines an anti-snag feature. The slider latch facilitates locking and unlocking of the modular plug with a plug receptacle when in a densely packed array.
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