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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Inventor:
Charles R Bragg, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Melville, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6278 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cable connector is equipped with a torsion latching mechanism that offers a more positive retention within a jack and is less susceptible to accidental disengagement relative to cantilevered latches. The latching mechanism requires less displacement force to facilitate disengagement of the connector from the jack while maintaining a disengagement action that is familiar to users. The latching mechanism translates a downward pressure applied by the user to a torsion or twisting action that displaces the connector's latch and disengages the connector from the jack.