ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED LOCKING DEVICE
First Claim
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a locking station defining a receiving cavity, and a pair of side walls extending in a front-to-back direction and locating at two sides of the receiving cavity in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction;
a plug cable connector being forwardly inserted into said receiving cavity and including a spring being deflectable in a vertical direction perpendicular to both said front-to-back direction and said transverse direction;
whereinsaid spring includes a pair of laterally extending offset ends; and
each side wall defines a locking shoulder facing forwardly and pressing against said respective offset end downwardly.
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention, an electrical connector assembly includes a locking station and a plug cable connector. Said locking station has a receiving cavity, and a pair of side walls extending in a front-to-back direction and locating at two sides of the receiving cavity in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction. Said plug cable connector is forwardly inserted into said receiving cavity and includes a spring being deflectable in a vertical direction perpendicular to both said front-to-back direction and said transverse direction. Said spring includes a pair of laterally extending offset ends; and each side wall defines a locking shoulder facing forwardly and pressing against said respective offset end downwardly.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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a locking station defining a receiving cavity, and a pair of side walls extending in a front-to-back direction and locating at two sides of the receiving cavity in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction; a plug cable connector being forwardly inserted into said receiving cavity and including a spring being deflectable in a vertical direction perpendicular to both said front-to-back direction and said transverse direction;
whereinsaid spring includes a pair of laterally extending offset ends; and
each side wall defines a locking shoulder facing forwardly and pressing against said respective offset end downwardly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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a locking station forming a receiving cavity and a locking shoulder at an upper side of the receiving cavity; a plug cable connector being forwardly inserted into said receiving cavity and including a spring extending backwardly;
wherein said spring has a locking latch for releasable engagement with the locking shoulder, and said locking shoulder presses against said locking latch downwardly. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
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a locking station including a pair of side walls to define a passage therebewteen in a transverse direction, said locking station further forming a forward abutting face and a downward abutting face; and a plug forwardly inserted into the passage in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to said transverse direction, and equipped with a moveable locking latch moveable relative to the locking station in a vertical direction perpendicular to both said transverse direction and said front-to-back direction;
whereinduring mating, the movable locking latch is prevented from moving rearwardly by the forward abutting face and is prevented from moving upwardly by the downward abutting face. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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