Small-sized connector

Claim 2

A connector plug, comprising: a housing; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface, a raised catch at one end of the top surface, and a finger pressing region at a middle portion of the top surface of the latch; an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the finger pressing region of the latch; and a pin contact assembly contained within the housing, wherein a cable attached to the pin contact assembly extends out from a rear of the housing, wherein the housing includes a top region in which the latch and the elastomeric material are disposed, an inner shelf on which the elastomeric material rests upon, and a bottom region in which the pin contact assembly is disposed, wherein the inner shelf from a proximal end to a distal end of the housing and divides the top region of the housing from the bottom region of the housing, wherein the elastomeric material provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner.

Claim 3

The connector plug according to claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises an overhanging portion, wherein the latch includes a lip portion at one end of the latch, and wherein the latch is disposed on the top portion of the housing such that the lip portion of the latch is located underneath the overhanging portion of the housing, to thereby always maintain the lip portion of the latch underneath the overhanging portion of the housing to create a stop to the outward pressure provided to the latch by way of the elastomeric material.

Claim 4

The connector plug according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom region of the housing is shaped so as to only accept the pin contact assembly when placed into the housing at a particular orientation.

Claim 5

The connector plug according to claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises two fill holes provided on a bottom surface of the bottom region of the housing, wherein a filling material is inserted into the housing through at least one of the two fill holes, to thereby secure the pin contact assembly in place within the bottom region of the housing.

Claim 6

The connector plug according to claim 1 , wherein the housing of the connector plug provides an electric shielding/grounding structure for components disposed therewithin.

Claim 7

The connector plug according to claim 1 , wherein the connector plug is a miniaturized component that is approximately 0.35″ in length, 0.12″ in width, and 0.12″ in height.

Claim 8

A connector plug, comprising: a housing; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface, a raised catch at one end of the top surface, and a finger pressing region at a middle portion of the top surface of the latch; and an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the finger pressing region of the latch, wherein the elastomeric material provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner, and wherein the latch further comprises a cavity region provided on a bottom surface of the latch, the cavity region sized so as to accept a top portion of the elastomeric material when the elastomeric material and the latch are disposed within the housing.

Claim 9

A connector plug, comprising: a housing; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface, a raised catch at one end of the top surface, and a finger pressing region at a middle portion of the top surface of the latch; and an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the finger pressing region of the latch, wherein the elastomeric material provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner, and wherein the latch further comprises a cavity region provided on a bottom surface of the latch, the cavity region sized so as to accept a top portion of the elastomeric material when the elastomeric material and the latch are disposed within the housing.

Claim 10

A connector plug, comprising: a housing; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface, a raised catch at one end of the top surface, and a finger pressing region at a middle portion of the top surface of the latch; and an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the finger pressing region of the latch, wherein the elastomeric material provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner, and wherein the raised catch of the latch comprises: a lower curved portion that is substantially parallel to the top surface of the latch; an inclined portion that extends along an inclined angle with respect to the top surface of the latch; and a catch surface that is substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the latch.

Claim 11

A connector plug, comprising: a housing; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface, a raised catch at one end of the top surface, and a finger pressing region at a middle portion of the top surface of the latch; and an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the finger pressing region of the latch, wherein the elastomeric material provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner, and wherein the raised catch of the latch comprises: a lower curved portion that is substantially parallel to the top surface of the latch; an inclined portion that extends along an inclined angle with respect to the top surface of the latch; and a catch surface that is substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the latch.

Claim 12

The connector plug according to claim 8 , wherein the inclined angle of the inclined portion of the latch is an angle between 20 degrees and 75 degrees.

Claim 13

An inline connector assembly, comprising: a connector plug that includes, a housing that includes a top region, a bottom region, and a dividing shelf that divides the top region from the bottom region; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface and a raised catch at one end of the top surface; and an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the latch, wherein the elastomeric material rests against a top surface of the dividing shelf of the housing and provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner; and an inline connector receptacle that includes, a housing including a top surface, side surfaces, and a bottom surface; a pin contact assembly provided within the housing of the inline connector receptacle, wherein a cable attached to the pin contact assembly extends from a rear of the housing of the inline connector receptacle; and an opening provided on the top surface of the housing, the opening being disposed and sized so as to receive and hold in place the raised catch of the latch of the connector plug assembly when the connector plug assembly is detachably attached to the inline connector receptacle, wherein the housing further comprises an overhanging portion, wherein the latch includes a lip portion at one end of the latch, and wherein the latch is disposed on the top portion of the housing such that the lip portion of the latch is located underneath the overhanging portion of the housing, to thereby always maintain the lip portion of the latch underneath the overhanging portion of the housing to create a stop to the outward pressure provided to the latch by way of the elastomeric material.

Claim 14

An inline connector assembly, comprising: a connector plug that includes, a housing that includes a top region, a bottom region, and a dividing shelf that divides the top region from the bottom region; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface and a raised catch at one end of the top surface; and an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the latch, wherein the elastomeric material rests against a top surface of the dividing shelf of the housing and provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner; and an inline connector receptacle that includes, a housing including a top surface, side surfaces, and a bottom surface; a pin contact assembly provided within the housing of the inline connector receptacle, wherein a cable attached to the pin contact assembly extends from a rear of the housing of the inline connector receptacle; and an opening provided on the top surface of the housing, the opening being disposed and sized so as to receive and hold in place the raised catch of the latch of the connector plug assembly when the connector plug assembly is detachably attached to the inline connector receptacle, wherein the housing further comprises an overhanging portion, wherein the latch includes a lip portion at one end of the latch, and wherein the latch is disposed on the top portion of the housing such that the lip portion of the latch is located underneath the overhanging portion of the housing, to thereby always maintain the lip portion of the latch underneath the overhanging portion of the housing to create a stop to the outward pressure provided to the latch by way of the elastomeric material.

Claim 15

An inline connector assembly, comprising: a connector plug that includes, a housing that includes a top region, a bottom region, and a dividing shelf that divides the top region from the bottom region; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface and a raised catch at one end of the top surface; and an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the latch, wherein the elastomeric material rests against a top surface of the dividing shelf of the housing and provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner; and an inline connector receptacle that includes, a housing including a too surface, side surfaces, and a bottom surface; a pin contact assembly provided within the housing of the inline connector receptacle, wherein a cable attached to the pin contact assembly extends from a rear of the housing of the inline connector receptacle; and an opening provided on the top surface of the housing, the opening being disposed and sized so as to receive and hold in place the raised catch of the latch of the connector plug assembly when the connector plug assembly is detachably attached to the inline connector receptacle, wherein the latch further comprises a cavity region provided on a bottom surface of the latch, the cavity region sized so as to accept a top portion of the elastomeric material when the elastomeric material and the latch are disposed within the housing.

Claim 16

An inline connector assembly, comprising: a connector plug that includes, a housing that includes a top region, a bottom region, and a dividing shelf that divides the top region from the bottom region; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface and a raised catch at one end of the top surface; and an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the latch, wherein the elastomeric material rests against a top surface of the dividing shelf of the housing and provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner; and an inline connector receptacle that includes, a housing including a too surface, side surfaces, and a bottom surface; a pin contact assembly provided within the housing of the inline connector receptacle, wherein a cable attached to the pin contact assembly extends from a rear of the housing of the inline connector receptacle; and an opening provided on the top surface of the housing, the opening being disposed and sized so as to receive and hold in place the raised catch of the latch of the connector plug assembly when the connector plug assembly is detachably attached to the inline connector receptacle, wherein the latch further comprises a cavity region provided on a bottom surface of the latch, the cavity region sized so as to accept a top portion of the elastomeric material when the elastomeric material and the latch are disposed within the housing.

Claim 17

An inline connector assembly, comprising: a connector plug that includes, a housing that includes a top region, a bottom region, and a dividing shelf that divides the top region from the bottom region; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface and a raised catch at one end of the top surface; and an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the latch, wherein the elastomeric material rests against a top surface of the dividing shelf of the housing and provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner; and an inline connector receptacle that includes, a housing including a top surface, side surfaces, and a bottom surface; a pin contact assembly provided within the housing of the inline connector receptacle, wherein a cable attached to the pin contact assembly extends from a rear of the housing of the inline connector receptacle; and an opening provided on the top surface of the housing, the opening being disposed and sized so as to receive and hold in place the raised catch of the latch of the connector plug assembly when the connector plug assembly is detachably attached to the inline connector receptacle, wherein the housing further comprises two fill holes provided on a bottom surface of the bottom region of the housing, wherein a filling material is inserted into the housing through at least one of the two fill holes, to thereby secure the pin contact assembly in place within the bottom region of the housing.

Claim 18

An inline connector assembly, comprising: a connector plug that includes, a housing that includes a top region, a bottom region, and a dividing shelf that divides the top region from the bottom region; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface and a raised catch at one end of the top surface; and an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the latch, wherein the elastomeric material rests against a top surface of the dividing shelf of the housing and provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner; and an inline connector receptacle that includes, a housing including a top surface, side surfaces, and a bottom surface; a pin contact assembly provided within the housing of the inline connector receptacle, wherein a cable attached to the pin contact assembly extends from a rear of the housing of the inline connector receptacle; and an opening provided on the top surface of the housing, the opening being disposed and sized so as to receive and hold in place the raised catch of the latch of the connector plug assembly when the connector plug assembly is detachably attached to the inline connector receptacle, wherein the housing further comprises two fill holes provided on a bottom surface of the bottom region of the housing, wherein a filling material is inserted into the housing through at least one of the two fill holes, to thereby secure the pin contact assembly in place within the bottom region of the housing.

Claim 19

A connector plug, comprising: a housing that includes a top region, a plurality of sidewalls, and a bottom region, wherein the top region includes an overhanging wall portion that extends inwards from one of the plurality of sidewalls of the housing to form an L shape; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface, a raised catch disposed adjacent one end of the top surface, and a lip portion disposed between the one end of the top surface and the raised catch; and an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the latch, wherein the elastomeric material provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner, and wherein the lip portion of the latch is disposed directly beneath the overhanging portion of the housing so as to provide limited up and down movement of the latch.

Claim 20

A connector plug, comprising: a housing that includes a top region, a plurality of sidewalls, and a bottom region, wherein the top region includes an overhanging wall portion that extends inwards from one of the plurality of sidewalls of the housing to form an L shape; a latch that is disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the latch includes a top surface, a raised catch disposed adjacent one end of the top surface, and a lip portion disposed between the one end of the top surface and the raised catch; and an elastomeric material that is provided beneath the latch, wherein the elastomeric material provides an outward pressure against the latch to enable the connector plug to be coupled to a connector receptacle in a detachable manner, and wherein the lip portion of the latch is disposed directly beneath the overhanging portion of the housing so as to provide limited up and down movement of the latch.