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Contact locking device for an electric connector and electric connector containing said device

US7578709B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 30, 2004
Grant dateAug 25, 2009
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/4538
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an electric connector element including a housing receiving first and second contacts; a first locking device for the first contacts, which can move between a release position and a locking position for the first contacts; a second locking device for the second contacts, which can move between a release position and a locking position for the second contacts; also including means for preventing maneuvering of the second locking device when the first locking device is not in a locking position for the first contacts.

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