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Front plug system with lagging end contact arrangement

  • US 4,869,681 A
  • Filed: 06/17/1988
  • Issued: 09/26/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A front plug system for a flat component, defining a first end and a second end, comprising:

  • a front element including electrical operating contacts and a pivot rest at the first end;

    a front plug connector, including electrical operating contacts, which can be plugged onto the front element with a swinging motion to engage the contacts of the front element, the connector further including a supporting arrangement at the first end for hooking the connector over the pivot rest at the first end of the front element;

    an end contact arrangement located at the second end of the front plug system, the end contact arrangement including a first contact means on the front element and a second contact means on the front plug connector; and

    a closing arrangement located at the second end of the front plug system, the closing arrangement including a first means for engaging located on the front element and a second means for engaging located on the front plug connector, wherein the first means engages the second means subsequent to the engagement of the electrical contacts of the front element with the electrical contacts of the front plug connector, the closing arrangement being operable such that the first contact means and the second contact means are caused to engage subsequent to the engagement of the first and second means for engaging.

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