Improved lateral insertion connector
CA 2278837 A1 · Owner: Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc. · Inventors: Manresa, Xavier Secall
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A connector (10) for making electrical terminal connections facilitates making relatively easy and secure lateral insertions of one or more terminals. The connnector (10) includes a pair of lateral suppors (12) at opposite ends of a plurality of generally aligned walls (14). The walls (14) define a plurality of cells (20) between them. Each of the walls (14) supports a protuberance (15) on one side of the walls preferably at a generally central location along the length of the walls. One end of the walls includes a tab (18) supported on each side of the walls such that each of the cells (20) includes one protuberance (15) and two tabs (18). The protuberances facilitate proper …
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- Filed January 28, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 28, 2018.
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