Electrical connector having a dual-actuated releasable latch
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a housing having a mating end, a rear end opposite the mating end, and an exterior wall extending at least partially between the mating end and the rear end, the exterior wall including a cavity extending between the mating and rear ends;
a latch held on the housing and at least partially received in the cavity, the latch being configured to interact with a mating component to secure the housing to the mating component;
a latch actuator at least partially received in the cavity, the latch actuator having a first release mechanism and a second release mechanism, the first release mechanism comprising a pull tab being linearly movable within the cavity during a pull release operation, the pull tab interacting with the latch to release the latch during the pull release operation, the second release mechanism comprising a push button being movable within the cavity during a push release operation, the push button interacting with the latch to release the latch during the push release operation.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a housing having a mating end, a rear end opposite the mating end, and an exterior wall extending at least partially between the mating end and the rear end. The exterior wall includes a cavity with a latch held on the housing at least partially received in the cavity and a latch actuator at least partially received in the cavity. The latch actuator has first and second release mechanisms. The first release mechanism includes a pull tab being linearly movable within the cavity during a pull release operation, and the second release mechanism includes a push button being movable within the cavity during a push release operation for interacting with the latch to release the latch during the push release operation.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a housing having a mating end, a rear end opposite the mating end, and an exterior wall extending at least partially between the mating end and the rear end, the exterior wall including a cavity extending between the mating and rear ends; a latch held on the housing and at least partially received in the cavity, the latch being configured to interact with a mating component to secure the housing to the mating component; a latch actuator at least partially received in the cavity, the latch actuator having a first release mechanism and a second release mechanism, the first release mechanism comprising a pull tab being linearly movable within the cavity during a pull release operation, the pull tab interacting with the latch to release the latch during the pull release operation, the second release mechanism comprising a push button being movable within the cavity during a push release operation, the push button interacting with the latch to release the latch during the push release operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrical connector comprising:
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a housing having a mating end, a rear end opposite the mating end, and an exterior wall at a top of the housing extending at least partially between the mating end and the rear end, the exterior wall including a cavity below the exterior wall; a latch held on the top of the housing and at least partially received in the cavity, the latch being configured to interact with a mating component to secure the housing to the mating component, the latch being depressible in a downward direction; a latch actuator at least partially received in the cavity, the latch actuator having a first release mechanism and a second release mechanism, the first release mechanism comprising a pull tab above the latch, the pull tab being linearly movable within the cavity during a pull release operation, the pull tab having a ramp interacting with the latch to depress the latch in the downward direction to release the latch during the pull release operation, the second release mechanism comprising a push button above the latch, the push button being movable within the cavity during a push release operation, the push button interacting with the latch to depress the latch in the downward direction to release the latch during the push release operation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electrical connector comprising:
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a housing having a mating end, a rear end opposite the mating end, and an exterior wall at a top of the housing extending at least partially between the mating end and the rear end, the exterior wall including a cavity below the exterior wall; a latch held on the top of the housing and at least partially received in the cavity, the latch being configured to interact with a mating component to secure the housing to the mating component, the latch being depressible in a downward direction; a latch actuator at least partially received in the cavity, the latch actuator having a first release mechanism and a second release mechanism integral with the first release mechanism, the first release mechanism being actuatable in a first actuation direction during a first release operation to depress the latch in the downward direction to release the latch, the second release mechanism being actuatable in a second actuation direction different than the first actuation direction during a second release operation to depress the latch in the downward direction to release the latch.
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Specification