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Locking latching shroud
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1987-03-03
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Granted: 1988-08-02
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Expires: 2007-03-03
Abstract
Abstract A shroud (10) for reception on a pin array (12) in a printed circuit board (14) has walls (28, 30) defining a cavity (24) for receiving a complementary mating connector (26). A latch lever (36) in the wall (32) pivots on a shaft (42) a portion of which is a cam (52). Cam (52) biases a pin (12a) of the array of pins (12) against a surface (58) of the shroud (10) thereby securing the shroud (10) to the pin array (12). A locking portion (38) of the latch lever (36) latchingly engages a V-slot lock (54) in mating connector (26). An eject portion (40) of the latch lever (36) passes between adjacent rows of pins (12) to engage the mating face of connector (26) received in cavity (24). Shroud (10) is adapted to be plugged into the pin array (12) without removing any pins (12) thereby preserving all pins for repositioning of shroud (10) or for other termination techniques. The shroud (10) housing may be profiled (27) for polarization or keying.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary W. Hawk
- 👤 Joseph C. Marzili
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:28
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/627; H01R13/6275
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A shroud for reception on a pin array extending from a printed circuit board, comprising: a dielectric housing, said housing having walls, a base having a bottom surface for disposition against a printed circuit board, and a plurality of pin receiving passages extending from the bottom surface of the base, said pin receiving passages corresponding in spacing to the spacing of pins in the pin array; and camming means on the housing for deforming a pin in the pin array and for biasing the deformed pin against said housing, whereby the shroud is adapted to be received on and secured to a pin array with the bottom surface of the housing retained against a printed circuit board.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A shroud for reception on a pin array extending from a printed circuit board, comprising: a dielectric housing, said housing having walls, a base having a bottom surface for disposition against a printed circuit board, and a plurality of pin receiving passages extending from the bottom surface of the base, said pin receiving passages corresponding in spacing to the spacing of pins in the pin array; and camming means on the housing for deforming a pin in the pin array and for biasing the deformed pin against said housing, whereby the shroud is adapted to be received on and secured to a pin array with the bottom surface of the housing retained against a printed circuit board.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 1 wherein the dielectric housing of said shroud is adapted to be positioned on the pin array without removal of any pins.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 1 wherein the camming means is mounted in a wall of said housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 1 wherein the dielectric housing defines an elongate cavity adapted to receive a complementary mating connector therein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 4 wherein said cavity is profiled for polarized mating with said connector.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
105 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array extending from a printed circuit board, comprising: an elongate housing defining an elongate cavity adapted to receive a complementary mating connector therein; a pivotally mounted latch means in said housing, said latch means having a latch arm portion adapted to latchingly engage the mated connector, and pivot means integral with an intermediate section of said latch arm rotatably mounting said latch means in said housing, said pivot means including cam means for biasing a pin into engagement with the housing, whereby biasing the pin into engagement with the housing secures the shroud to the pin array.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
105 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array extending from a printed circuit board, comprising: an elongate housing defining an elongate cavity adapted to receive a complementary mating connector therein; a pivotally mounted latch means in said housing, said latch means having a latch arm portion adapted to latchingly engage the mated connector, and pivot means integral with an intermediate section of said latch arm rotatably mounting said latch means in said housing, said pivot means including cam means for biasing a pin into engagement with the housing, whereby biasing the pin into engagement with the housing secures the shroud to the pin array.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 6 wherein the latch means is mounted in an endwall of said housing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 6 wherein the dielectric housing is adapted to be positioned on the pin array without removal of any pins.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 6 wherein the shroud further comprises a further pivotally mounted latch means mounted in the housing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 6 wherein said cavity is profiled for polarized mating with said connector.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 6 wherein the housing further comprises a base having a bottom surface for disposition against said printed circuit board, an opposed inside surface and a plurality of pin receiving passages extending between said surfaces, said pin receiving passages corresponding in spacing to the pins in the pin array.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
128 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array extending from a printed circuit board, comprising: an elongate housing defining an elongate cavity adapted to receive a complementary mating connector therein; a pivotally mounted latch and eject means in said housing, said latch and eject means having a latch arm portion adapted to latchingly engage the mated connector, an eject portion capable of extending into the cavity to engage a mating face of said connector, and pivot means integral with an intermediate section of said latch arm rotatably mounting said latch and eject means in said housing, said pivot means including cam means for biasing a pin into engagement with the housing, whereby biasing the pin into engagement with the housing secures the shroud to the pin array.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
128 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array extending from a printed circuit board, comprising: an elongate housing defining an elongate cavity adapted to receive a complementary mating connector therein; a pivotally mounted latch and eject means in said housing, said latch and eject means having a latch arm portion adapted to latchingly engage the mated connector, an eject portion capable of extending into the cavity to engage a mating face of said connector, and pivot means integral with an intermediate section of said latch arm rotatably mounting said latch and eject means in said housing, said pivot means including cam means for biasing a pin into engagement with the housing, whereby biasing the pin into engagement with the housing secures the shroud to the pin array.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 12 wherein the dielectric housing is adapted to be positioned on the pin array without removal of any pins.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 12 wherein the eject portion of the latch and eject means passes between two rows of pins in the pin array.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 12 wherein the shroud further comprises a further pivotally mounted latch and eject means in the housing.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 12 wherein said cavity is profiled for polarized mating with said connector.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
A latching shroud for reception on a pin array as recited in claim 12 wherein the latch and eject means is mounted in an endwall of said housing.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
84 words
A shroud for reception on a pin array extending from a printed circuit board, comprising: an elongate housing defining an elongate cavity adapted to receive a complementary mating connector therein, said housing having a recess adjacent to a pin receiving region, said recess adapted to receive a biased pin of the array; and means for biasing said pin into said recess whereby, upon reception of the shroud on a pin array, biasing said pin into said recess secures the shroud to the pin array.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
84 words
A shroud for reception on a pin array extending from a printed circuit board, comprising: an elongate housing defining an elongate cavity adapted to receive a complementary mating connector therein, said housing having a recess adjacent to a pin receiving region, said recess adapted to receive a biased pin of the array; and means for biasing said pin into said recess whereby, upon reception of the shroud on a pin array, biasing said pin into said recess secures the shroud to the pin array.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
A shroud as recited in claim 18 wherein biasing a pin into said recess biases the pin into engagement with the housing.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
29 words
A shroud as recited in claim 18 further comprising latch means on said housing, said latch means having a latch arm portion adapted to latchingly engage a mated connector.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
17 words
A shroud as recited in claim 20 wherein said biasing means is actuated by said latch means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
31 words
A shroud as recited in claim 18 further comprising eject means for extending into the cavity to engage a mated connector received therein and for assisting in demating a mated connector.
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