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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kok Hoe Lee, Geylang, SG;
Saujit Bandhu, Sengkang, SG;
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 12/62 (2011.01); H01R 12/72 (2011.01); H01R 13/516 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6273 (2013.01); H01R 12/62 (2013.01); H01R 12/721 (2013.01); H01R 13/516 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01);
Abstract
Connectors or connector assemblies include first and second latching members attached to a housing thereof for latching the connector to a mating connector are provided. When the connector mates with the mating connector in a first/second mating orientation, the first/second latching member, but not the second/first latching member latches the connector to the mating connector.