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Housing including first and second housing halves, and an arrangement for locking thereof

  • US 6,262,366 B1
  • Filed: 04/06/1998
  • Issued: 07/17/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An arrangement for locking first and second housings adapted to connect to each other, comprising:

  • a pin provided on the first housing, the pin having a length defining an axis and multiple parallel cross sections taken perpendicular to the axis of the pin are uniformly shaped for any cross section taken along the length of the pin; and

    a locking member with a pair of arms which are provided on the second housing, which arms spring apart to engage the pin when the first and second housings are being connected and spring apart to release the pin when the first and second housings are being separated.

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