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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Inventors:
William Henry Dietz, Branford, CT (US);
Thomas Louis Scanzillo, Monroe, CT (US);
Mark Andrew Condo, Shelton, CT (US);
Assignee:
HUBBELL INCORPORATED, Shelton, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/193 (2006.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01); H01R 13/623 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6271 (2013.01); H01R 13/193 (2013.01); H01R 13/6275 (2013.01); H01R 13/2421 (2013.01); H01R 13/623 (2013.01);
Abstract
A latch assembly is provided in a receptacle in a pin-and-sleeve type electrical connector used to capture a plug of the pin-and-sleeve electrical connector. The latch assembly has a housing with a cover, a plurality of latches and a corresponding plurality of latch lever arm extending from a latch lever, such that pivotable movement of the latch lever is translated to rotational movement of the latches between a plug capture position and a plug release position.