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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Cong Cao, Shanghai, CN;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A female connector having a housing and a retaining clamp. The housing has a channel and a housing window. The retaining clamp is around at least part of the housing and comprises a pair of arms deflectable towards or away from each other. Each arm is provided with a retaining groove, enters the channel of the housing through the housing window and is in a travel path of a retaining flange of a male connector. During the female connector receiving the male connector, when the retaining flange is in contact with the arms but is not yet aligned with the retaining grooves, it deflects the arms out of the travel path of the retaining flange, when the retaining flange is aligned with the retaining grooves, the arms return to the travel path of the retaining flange to accommodate the retaining flange in the retaining grooves.
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