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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
May. 13, 2025
Harting Electric Stiftung & Co. KG, Espelkamp, DE;
Juan Samaniego, Elgin, IL (US);
Julie Rutter, Elgin, IL (US);
Karol Goszczynski, Big Rock, IL (US);
Jan Andree Beneke, Vechta, DE;
Casey Spitz, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
HARTIN Electric Stiftung & Co. KG, Espelkamp, DE;
Abstract
A plug connector includes a housing having a cable opening for receiving a cable with a plurality of wires. A plurality of contacts are arranged within a contact insert. A retention pin is arranged within the contact insert, the retention pin having a base and a protruding portion. The protruding portion of the retention pin is configured to engage a socket insert of a socket connector through a socket contact opening when the plug connector is plugged into the socket connector. A diameter of the protruding portion of the retention pin exceeds a diameter of the socket contact opening. The retention pin resiliently deforms during unplugging the plug connector and thereby increases its withdrawal force.