A plug connector with a secondary locking device
CA 2361961 C · Owner: Fci Automotive Holding · Inventors: Gunreben, Michael; Regnier, Vincent
Overview
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The invention concerns a plug connector (1) with a secondary locking device (8) with legs (10) which fix the locking arms (5) of the plug connector (1) in their final locked position in a socket (16). The secondary locking device (8) also has a spring arm (12) with a step (13) which is supported on a locking projection (15) formed on the housing (2) of the plug connector (1) which holds the secondary locking device (8) in a pre--locked position where the step (13) is only lifted from the locking projection (15) during the insertion of the plug connector (1) into the socket (16). Thereafter the secondary locking device (8) can be locked into the final locked position.
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- Filed November 14, 2001 and granted January 11, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 14, 2021.
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