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Electric connector fastener

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1997-08-25
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Granted: 1999-01-19
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Expires: 2017-08-25
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Abstract

Abstract An electric connector fastener including a female retaining plate made for fastening up with a male retaining plate, and a press block fastened to the female retaining plate for release control, the female retaining plate having a hook hole extended from an angled front end thereof adapted for receiving the male retaining plate, an arched notch at an inner side of its angled front end in communication with the hook hole for engagement with a raised portion of the male retaining plate, an axle housing transversely disposed in the middle for installation, a returned springy tail having an angled end piece, and two retaining holes longitudinally spaced between the springy tail and the axle housing, the press block having a longitudinal track defined within a bottom channel thereof into which a part of the female retaining plate is inserted, and two sloping retainer blocks spaced inside the bottom channel and respectively forced into engagement with the retaining holes of the female retaining plate.

Inventors

  • 👤 Warren Chang

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 09:14
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/627; H01R13/6275

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 219 words
An electric connector fastener, comprising a female retaining plate made from a thin metal plate and adapted for fastening up with a male retaining plate, and a press block fastened to said female retaining plate for pressing by hand for release control, said female retaining plate comprising a hook hole extended from an angled front end thereof adapted for receiving said male retaining plate, an arched notch at an inner side of its angled front end in communication with said hook hole for engagement with a raised portion of said male retaining plate, an axle housing transversely disposed in the middle for installation, a recess disposed between said hook hole and said axle housing at one side, a returned springy tail having an angled end piece, and two retaining holes longitudinally spaced between said springy tail and said axle housing, said press block being a plastic wedge block having a plurality of anti-skid ribs transversely disposed at a top side thereof, a longitudinal track defined within a bottom channel thereof into which a part of said female retaining plate is inserted, and two retainer blocks spaced inside said bottom channel and respectively forced into engagement with the retaining holes of said female retaining plate, each of said retainer blocks having a sloping front side and a vertical rear side.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 219 words
An electric connector fastener, comprising a female retaining plate made from a thin metal plate and adapted for fastening up with a male retaining plate, and a press block fastened to said female retaining plate for pressing by hand for release control, said female retaining plate comprising a hook hole extended from an angled front end thereof adapted for receiving said male retaining plate, an arched notch at an inner side of its angled front end in communication with said hook hole for engagement with a raised portion of said male retaining plate, an axle housing transversely disposed in the middle for installation, a recess disposed between said hook hole and said axle housing at one side, a returned springy tail having an angled end piece, and two retaining holes longitudinally spaced between said springy tail and said axle housing, said press block being a plastic wedge block having a plurality of anti-skid ribs transversely disposed at a top side thereof, a longitudinal track defined within a bottom channel thereof into which a part of said female retaining plate is inserted, and two retainer blocks spaced inside said bottom channel and respectively forced into engagement with the retaining holes of said female retaining plate, each of said retainer blocks having a sloping front side and a vertical rear side.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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