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Self-centering panel-mounted connector assembly

  • US 6,030,242 A
  • Filed: 08/21/1998
  • Issued: 02/29/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A connector assembly, comprising:

  • a housing having electrical contacts adapted for interconnection with an electrical cable, the housing adapted for mounting to a panel through a cutout in the panel, the housing being adapted for insertion into the cutout followed by sliding movement relative to the panel in a first direction to retain the housing in the cutout;

    a resilient member between the housing and the panel to bias the housing toward a centered position within the cutout;

    the housing while being retained in the cutout further being adapted for sliding movement relative to the panel in a second direction against a bias provided by the resilient member; and

    the cutout being larger than the housing permitting sliding movement of the housing relative to the panel in a third direction that is opposite the second direction while the housing is retained in the cutout.

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