Latched electrical connector
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1. An electrical connector for connection to a receptacle having a receptacle electrical contact and a mechanical latch element, the connector comprising:
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a connector electrical contact positioned to contact the receptacle electrical contact when the connector is connected to the receptacle;
a flexible electrical conductor extending from the body and connected to the connector electrical contact;
a movable connector latch attached to the body and movable relative to the body between an engaged position and a disengaged position, such that the latch engages the receptacle latch element only when in the engaged position;
a grip connected to the connector latch and operable to move the connector latch between the engaged position and the disengaged position; and
a flexible tension element connecting the grip to the connector latch.
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Abstract
A latching electrical connector with a body connectable to a receptacle and having a latch mechanism that mechanically engages the receptacle to resist disconnection. A flexible electrical cable extends from the body, and a grip element is connected to the latch mechanism to unlatch the mechanism upon pulling. The grip element is flexibly connected to the latch mechanism so that it may be folded aside to provide a compact arrangement.
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1. An electrical connector for connection to a receptacle having a receptacle electrical contact and a mechanical latch element, the connector comprising:
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a body; a connector electrical contact positioned to contact the receptacle electrical contact when the connector is connected to the receptacle; a flexible electrical conductor extending from the body and connected to the connector electrical contact; a movable connector latch attached to the body and movable relative to the body between an engaged position and a disengaged position, such that the latch engages the receptacle latch element only when in the engaged position; a grip connected to the connector latch and operable to move the connector latch between the engaged position and the disengaged position; and a flexible tension element connecting the grip to the connector latch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A latching electrical connector comprising:
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a body connectable to a receptacle; the body including a latch mechanism operable to mechanically engage the receptacle when the body is connected to the receptacle and resist disconnection from the receptacle; a flexible electrical cable extending from the body; a grip element operably connected to the latch mechanism such that pulling the grip element away from the body disengages the body from the receptacle; and the grip element being flexibly connected to the latch mechanism such that the grip element may be angularly disposed with respect to the body to permit the grip element to be folded aside to provide a compact arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrical connector comprising:
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matable and separable first and second portions movable relative to each other along a connection axis between a connected position and a disconnected position; the first portion having a latch member movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position; the second portion including a cam movable through a cam path between a locked position and a released position; the second portion including a ledge element positioned to be engaged by the latch member in the engaged position when the connector is in the connected position and the cam is in the locked position; the cam having a ramp surface angularly offset from the perpendicular to the connection axis and operable to move the latch to the disengaged position when the cam is moved to the released position; and a grip element spaced apart from the second portion and connected to the cam such that tension on the grip element moves the cam to the released position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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