Connector clip for ribbon cable connector
CA 1289215 C · Owner: The Babcock & Wilcox Company · Inventors: Stockmaster, Edward F.
Overview
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This invention relates to a connector clip for electronic cable connectors. Prior art cable connectors either have no means of retaining the connector in a panel or require a screw type fastener. In this invention a, one-piece clip defines a receptacle for receiving a ribbon cable connector. Spring tabs are provided at ends of the clip for permitting insertion and retention of the clip within a rectangular slot of a panel. The cable connector is insertable into the receptacle of the clip and the clip is insertable into the back panel by hand and without the need for any tools.
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- Granted September 17, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 17, 2008.
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