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US4753612A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Double lock electrical connector

Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1987-07-06
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Granted: 1988-06-28
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Expires: 2007-07-06
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Abstract

Abstract An electrical connector housing (10) for maintaining an electrical contact (2,6) in position in a contact-retaining passage (12,16) therein comprises locking members (20,30) hingedly mounted onto sides of the housing for closing locking openings (13a,13b,17a,17b) in the sides of the housing, the locking openings being in communication with the contact-retaining passage. Locking projections (21,22,31,32) are located on the locking members (20,30) for engagement with the contact (2,6) when the locking members (20,30) close the locking openings thereby maintaining the contact (2,6) in position in the passage (12,16). Resilient latching members (23,33) are provided on the locking members (20,30) and they include latching sections (23a,33a) that latchably engage with one another in the housing (10) when the locking members (20,30) are in a closed position thereby maintaining the locking members (20,30) in the closed position.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kazuhisa Betsui

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 16:26
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/639; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/422; H01R13/4223

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 132 words
An electrical connector housing (10) for maintaining an electrical contact (2,6) in position in a contact-retaining passage (12,16) therein, comprising: locking members (20,30) hingedly mounted onto sides of said housing (10) for closing locking openings (13a,13b,17a,17b) in the sides of the housing, said locking openings being in communication with said passage (12,16); locking projections (21,22,31,32) on said locking members (20,30) for engagement with the contact (2,6) when said locking members (20,30) close said locking openings (13a,13b,17a,17b) thereby maintaining the contact (2,6) in position in the passage (12,16); and resilient latching members (23,33) on said locking members (20,30) and having latching sections (23a,33a) that latchably engage with one another in said housing (10) when said locking members (20,30) are in a closed position thereby maintaining the locking members (20,30) in the closed position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 132 words
An electrical connector housing (10) for maintaining an electrical contact (2,6) in position in a contact-retaining passage (12,16) therein, comprising: locking members (20,30) hingedly mounted onto sides of said housing (10) for closing locking openings (13a,13b,17a,17b) in the sides of the housing, said locking openings being in communication with said passage (12,16); locking projections (21,22,31,32) on said locking members (20,30) for engagement with the contact (2,6) when said locking members (20,30) close said locking openings (13a,13b,17a,17b) thereby maintaining the contact (2,6) in position in the passage (12,16); and resilient latching members (23,33) on said locking members (20,30) and having latching sections (23a,33a) that latchably engage with one another in said housing (10) when said locking members (20,30) are in a closed position thereby maintaining the locking members (20,30) in the closed position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
An electrical connector housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein said latching sections (23a,33a) are in the form of a latching projection (23a) on one of said resilient latching members (23,33) and a latching aperture (33a) in the other of said resilient latching members (23,33).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 37 words
An electrical connector housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein said contact-retaining passage (12,16) has an integral resilient lance (12a,16a) for engagement with the electrical contact (2,6) for initially maintaining the contact (2,6) in said passage (12,16).

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1991-06-28 1991-12-28 1992-06-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1995-06-28 1995-12-28 1996-06-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1999-06-28 1999-12-28 2000-06-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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