US7198522B1
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Plug connector
Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 2006-10-24
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Granted: 2007-04-03
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Expires: 2026-10-24
Abstract
Abstract A plug connector includes plastic covers, a mating portion and a latch. The plastic covers include an upper plastic cover and a lower plastic cover, the two plastic covers buckling with each other and forming a space. The mating portion which is fixed in the space includes a shell. A hook aperture is located on the front of the shell. The latch, which is fixed into the space, has two barricades. Each barricade stretches forward and forms an arm. Each arm has a hook at its head. The hooks pass through the hook apertures and project outwardly, wherein each barricade of the latch protrudes upward and forms a locating bulge. Correspondingly two locating cavities are defined inside the top surface of the upper plastic cover. The locating bulges are inset into the locating cavities.
Inventors
- 👤 Hsin-Tsung Ho
- 👤 Yu-Hung Su
- 👤 Chung-hsin Huang
- 👤 Mei-chuan Yang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:09
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/627; H01R13/6275; H01R13/648; H01R13/658; H01R13/6591; H01R13/65912; H01R13/46; H01R13/502; H01R13/506; H01R13/6581; H01R13/6582; H01R13/6583
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A plug connector, comprising: an upper plastic cover and a lower plastic cover, the plastic covers buckling with each other and forming a space, a mouth opened in a front of a plastic cover plank; a mating portion, which is fixed into the space and stretches out of the mouth, including a plurality of conductor pins, a housing and a shell, the conductor pins inserted into the housing and the housing held in the shell, a hook aperture opened in each front of the shell; and a latch, which is fixed into the space, having a pair of barricades, the barricades stretching forward and forming two arms, the arms passing through both sides of the shell, each arm having a hook at the head, the hooks inserted into the hook apertures and projecting outwardly, wherein the barricades of the latch protruding upward and forming at least two locating bulges, correspondingly at least two locating cavities defined inside the top surface of the upper plastic cover, the locating bulges inserted into the locating cavities.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A plug connector, comprising: an upper plastic cover and a lower plastic cover, the plastic covers buckling with each other and forming a space, a mouth opened in a front of a plastic cover plank; a mating portion, which is fixed into the space and stretches out of the mouth, including a plurality of conductor pins, a housing and a shell, the conductor pins inserted into the housing and the housing held in the shell, a hook aperture opened in each front of the shell; and a latch, which is fixed into the space, having a pair of barricades, the barricades stretching forward and forming two arms, the arms passing through both sides of the shell, each arm having a hook at the head, the hooks inserted into the hook apertures and projecting outwardly, wherein the barricades of the latch protruding upward and forming at least two locating bulges, correspondingly at least two locating cavities defined inside the top surface of the upper plastic cover, the locating bulges inserted into the locating cavities.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the latch has a basic board which is fastened into a basic plank of the lower plastic cover, the basic board stretching upward and forming a pair of barricades and the barricades stretching forward to the front of the basic board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each barricade of the latch protrudes upward at the end of the top surface thereof and forms the locating bulge.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a bottom of the barricade extends sidelong a bit and then stretches forward to form the arm, each arm having a hook at the head.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the basic plank of the lower plastic cover stretches upward and forms a restricting bulge, correspondingly in the basic board of the latch, a limiting hole located on the basic board for matching the restricting bulge.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the basic plank of the lower plastic cover stretches upward and forms several blocking pillars, and several preventing holes are located on the basic board for matching the blocking pillars.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
89 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the shell includes a front shell and a back shell, the rear of the front shell stretching backward and forming a bottom board, the back shell having a top board, wherein each side of the top board bends vertically and forms a first side board, each rear of the first side board stretching downward and then extending forward and forming a latch arm, the latch arms which buckle with the rear of the bottom board of the front shell.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a cable, placed in the end of the plastic covers, the cable having a plurality of conductive leads which are connected to the conductor pins.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising two buttons, located on the plastic covers, the hooks securing an external electrical device as the hooks project outwardly from the hook apertures at a natural free stage.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the electrical device is discharged from the hooks by pressing the resilient buttons.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The plug connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plug connector is a USB plug connector.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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