Panel mount connector with twist lock
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1. A connector which is mountable in a cutout of a panel, the connector comprising:
- a housing having a longitudinal axis, a forward portion which is insertable through the cutout, a flange rearward of the forward portion and dimensioned larger than the cutout to prevent passage of the flange through the cutout, and a pair of locking ramps extending laterally from diametrically opposite sides of the forward portion and spaced from the flange, said pair of locking ramps each being inclined with respect to said panel surface and each extends an angular distance around said housing for at least 90° and
less than 180°
, the locking ramps being inclined with respect to the flange wherein the locking ramps cooperate with the flange to capture the panel wedgingly between opposing portions of the locking ramps and the flange when the housing is rotated on the axis.
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Abstract
A panel mount electrical connector has a flange (24) and a locking ramp (40) forward of the flange. The flange and the locking ramp are arranged to be disposed on opposite sides of a mounting panel when the connector is disposed in a cutout of the panel. The locking ramp is inclined with respect to the flange such that the panel will become captured between the locking ramp and the flange when the connector is twisted in the cutout.
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1. A connector which is mountable in a cutout of a panel, the connector comprising:
a housing having a longitudinal axis, a forward portion which is insertable through the cutout, a flange rearward of the forward portion and dimensioned larger than the cutout to prevent passage of the flange through the cutout, and a pair of locking ramps extending laterally from diametrically opposite sides of the forward portion and spaced from the flange, said pair of locking ramps each being inclined with respect to said panel surface and each extends an angular distance around said housing for at least 90° and
less than 180°
, the locking ramps being inclined with respect to the flange wherein the locking ramps cooperate with the flange to capture the panel wedgingly between opposing portions of the locking ramps and the flange when the housing is rotated on the axis.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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