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Half-fitting prevention connector

  • US 5,827,086 A
  • Filed: 02/05/1997
  • Issued: 10/27/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A half-fitting prevention connector comprising:

  • a housing having an electrical terminal therein;

    a resilient member mounted on said housing;

    a lock member disposed in said housing for retaining engagement with a retaining projection disposed on a mating connector, said lock member pivoting as said mating connector is inserted into said housing in an insertion direction, said lock member having lock release projections formed respectively on opposite sides thereof; and

    a cover member slidably fitted on said housing and covering said housing over an entire periphery thereof, said cover member having cover lock release ribs formed on an inner surface thereof for abutting against said lock release projections which pivotally move said lock member as said cover member slides in the insertion direction of said mating connector during insertion of said mating connector into said housing,wherein said resilient member urges said cover member in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of said mating connector.

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