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Casing for assuring an electrical connection

  • US 5,435,743 A
  • Filed: 03/17/1994
  • Issued: 07/25/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A casing for ensuring an electrical connection between a female electrical connector member and a male electrical connector member which are axially slid into connective engagement with one another, wherein said male electrical connector member has laterally extending detents and a cantilevered spring arm with a longitudinally extending slot for receiving a detent on the female electrical connector member, the casing comprising:

  • an end wall with an opening therein for alignment with an axially compressible seal having lead holes therethrough positioned at one end of the male member, the opening having an area smaller than the lateral area of the seal and aligning with the holes through the seal;

    a pair of resilient side walls integral with the end wall, the side walls having longitudinally extending slots for receiving the detents on the male connector member to secure the casing to the male connector member;

    a stiffened top wall unitary with the end wall and extending transversely with respect to the side walls, the top wall being positioned to engage the spring arm of the male member; and

    a latching flap connected to the top wall which is pivotable by a living hinge, the latching flap having detents for latchably engaging the spring arm on the male member to further secure the casing to the male member.

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