Cassette with locking feature
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1. A cassette comprising:
- a shell having a housing and a cover mated together, the shell defining an inner chamber bounded by the housing and the cover, the housing having a plurality of plug cavities configure to receive plugs therein;
a contact subassembly received in the inner chamber, the contact subassembly having a circuit board and a plurality of contacts coupled to the circuit board, the circuit board housed within the inner chamber, the contacts being arranged in contact sets that are received in the corresponding plug cavities to mate with different corresponding plugs; and
a latch member coupling the housing to the cover, the latch member having a generally planar base spanning the housing and the cover, the base coupled to the housing and the cover, the latch member having a latch element configured to secure the shell to a panel, the latch element being cantilevered from the base and being deflectable toward the base.
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Abstract
A cassette includes a shell having a housing and a cover mated together to define an inner chamber. The housing has a plurality of plug cavities configure to receive plugs therein. A contact subassembly is received in the inner chamber. The contact subassembly has a circuit board and a plurality of contacts coupled to the circuit board. The contacts are arranged in contact sets that are received in corresponding plug cavities to mate with different corresponding plugs. A latch member couples the housing to the cover. The latch member has a latch element configured to secure the shell to a panel.
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20 Claims
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1. A cassette comprising:
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a shell having a housing and a cover mated together, the shell defining an inner chamber bounded by the housing and the cover, the housing having a plurality of plug cavities configure to receive plugs therein; a contact subassembly received in the inner chamber, the contact subassembly having a circuit board and a plurality of contacts coupled to the circuit board, the circuit board housed within the inner chamber, the contacts being arranged in contact sets that are received in the corresponding plug cavities to mate with different corresponding plugs; and a latch member coupling the housing to the cover, the latch member having a generally planar base spanning the housing and the cover, the base coupled to the housing and the cover, the latch member having a latch element configured to secure the shell to a panel, the latch element being cantilevered from the base and being deflectable toward the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A cassette comprising:
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a shell having a housing and a cover mated together to define an inner chamber, the housing having a plurality of plug cavities configure to receive plugs therein, at least one of the housing and the cover having a locking finger engaging the other one of the housing and the cover to secure the cover to the housing, the locking finger includes a hook configured to be received in an opening to lock the cover to the housing; a contact subassembly received in the inner chamber, the contact subassembly having a circuit board and a plurality of contacts coupled to the circuit board, the circuit board housed within the inner chamber, the contacts being arranged in contact sets that are received in corresponding plug cavities to mate with different corresponding plugs; and a latch member separately provided from the housing and the cover, the latch member being separately coupled to both the housing and the cover to secure the cover to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A cassette comprising:
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a shell having a housing and a cover mated together to define an inner chamber, the housing having a plurality of plug cavities configure to receive plugs therein; a contact subassembly received in the inner chamber, the contact subassembly having a circuit board and a plurality of contacts coupled to the circuit board, the circuit board housed within the inner chamber, the contacts being arranged in contact sets that are received in corresponding plug cavities to mate with different corresponding plugs; and a latch member coupling the housing to the cover, the latch member having a generally planar base spanning the housing and the cover, the base coupled to both the housing and the cover, the latch member having a latch element configured to secure the shell to a panel, the latch element being cantilevered from the base and being deflectable toward the base, the latch member extending from either the housing or the cover towards the other of the housing or the cover prior to coupling the cover to the housing, the latch member aligning the cover with the housing as the cover is coupled to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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