Connector assembly having improved internal latching system
CA 1197585 A · Owner: Amp Incorporated · Inventors: Weidler, Charles H.; Hayes, Earl J.
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Electrical connector assembly comprises a plug and a receptacle which has a plug receiving opening extending into its mating face. The plug has latch arms extending from its endwalls adjacent to the leading end of the plug. The latch arms extend divergently and have rearwardly facing shoulders intermediate the ends and handle portions extending from the shoulders to the free ends. Ears extend from the free ends towards the endwalls and are offset from the adjacent plug sidewall so that the latch arms can be flexed towards the plug endwalls for unlatching. The receptacle opening has shoulders therein for engagement with the plug shoulders.
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- Granted December 3, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 3, 2002.
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