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Complex connector

US7934939B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 2009
Grant dateMay 3, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/639
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A complex connector, comprises a male connector composed of a first male connector and the second male connector formed integrally with each other; a first female connector to which a second female connector and a lock assistant are attached in a movable manner, wherein the lock assistant includes an elongated cantilever member extending toward the first male connector, and a projection retaining engagement with the engagement portion of the first female connector is formed at a distal end of the elongated cantilever member, and in a condition in which the first male connector and the first female connector are disengaged from each other, the projection is retainingly engaged with the engagement portion, and in a condition in which the projection is retainingly engaged with the engagement portion, the projecting portion of the second female connector abuts against the abutment portion of the lock assistant.

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