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Board mount electrical connector with latch opening on bottom wall

US9509094B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

106References

24Claims

0Family size

Assignee

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

Alexander R. Mathews · Austin, US
Steven A. Neu · Cedar Park, US
Steven Feldman · Cedar Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 5, 2013
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 11, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/64
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulative connector housing. The connector housing includes a longitudinal bottom wall having a plurality of contact openings, first and second side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall at opposing sides of the bottom wall, first and second end walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall at opposing ends of the bottom wall, and first and second pairs of latch openings at opposing ends of the bottom wall. Each latch opening extends through the bottom wall and through a side wall and is configured to allow a latch to eject a mating connector by moving within the opening.

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