Cable end connector having integral latch means
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a dielectric housing comprising a surface; and
a latch means having a base extending unitarily from said surface, a deflectable latching arm extending from the base in spaced relationship to said surface, at least one hook extending from the latching arm, at least one side rib extending unitarily from the housing along a direction offset from a vertical direction and unitarily connected to the latch means remote from the base for preventing over-deflection of the latch means away from said surface;
wherein the latch means includes a pushing portion on generally the same side of the latch means as the at least one hook and at a location along the latch means remote from the base;
wherein the at least one side rib is a pair of side ribs which first extend upwardly from the housing along said direction to a peak, then extend downwardly from the peak and are last unitarily connected to opposite sides of the latch means along a horizontal direction.
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Abstract
A cable end connector (100) includes a housing (1) having a latch means (2) integrally from a top surface thereof. The latch means includes a base (20) extending from the top surface, a deflectable latching arm (22) extending from the base in spaced relationship to the top surface, a pair of hooks (24) extending from the latching arm, a pushing portion (26) on generally the same side of the latch means as the hooks and at a location along the latch means remote from the base, and a pair of arciform side ribs (28) extending unitarily from the housing along a direction offset from a vertical direction and unitarily connected to the latch means remote from the base for preventing overdeflection of the latch means away from the top surface.
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12 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a dielectric housing comprising a surface; and a latch means having a base extending unitarily from said surface, a deflectable latching arm extending from the base in spaced relationship to said surface, at least one hook extending from the latching arm, at least one side rib extending unitarily from the housing along a direction offset from a vertical direction and unitarily connected to the latch means remote from the base for preventing over-deflection of the latch means away from said surface; wherein the latch means includes a pushing portion on generally the same side of the latch means as the at least one hook and at a location along the latch means remote from the base; wherein the at least one side rib is a pair of side ribs which first extend upwardly from the housing along said direction to a peak, then extend downwardly from the peak and are last unitarily connected to opposite sides of the latch means along a horizontal direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrical connector comprising:
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a dielectric housing comprising a surface; and a latch means having at a front end thereof a base extending from said surface, a deflectable latching arm extending from the base in spaced relationship to said surface, at least one hook extending from the latching arm around said front end, at least one curved flexible rib extending unitarily from the housing and unitarily connected to the latch means at a rear end of the latch means for preventing over-deflection of the latch means away from said surface; wherein the rear end of the latch means is farthest from the surface farther than any other portions of the latch means; wherein there are two curved flexible ribs located on two opposite lateral side of the latch means around said rear end; wherein a bottom end of said curved flexible rib is located spaced, with a distance, from said lateral side of the latch means laterally. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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