Patent · US Expired

Connector guide with latch and connectors therefor

US7413461B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 7, 2005
Grant dateAug 19, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/631
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A connector guide mounted in front of a receptacle connector is provided with a latch that engages a connector mounted on a circuit board when a mating connector is inserted into the connector on the circuit board. The guide is separate from the plug connector and serves to align contact surfaces and provide strain relief to the receptacle connector.

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