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Connector

  • US 5,545,049 A
  • Filed: 12/20/1994
  • Issued: 08/13/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A connector comprising:

  • an elongated hollow case;

    a connector body slidably housed in an front half of said case, and having a plurality of terminals therein;

    a handle mounted to a rear half of said case, and adapted to advance and retract with said connector body longitudinally within said case;

    a lever having a first portion and a second portion and journaled at an intermediate portion thereof within the case, said first portion being pivotally connected to any one of said handle and said connector body, and said second portion projecting outwardly of said case;

    whereby pivoting said lever about the intermediate portion journaled within the case causes said connector body to advance into a fitting engagement with a mating connector body, wherein said lever includes;

    said second portion integrally continuous with said first portion;

    a handlebar pivotally connected to said second portion; and

    a tension spring mounted between said handlebar and said second portion so that said spring yieldably stretches if a force applied to said handlebar exceeds a predetermined value when said handlebar is operated.

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