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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Michael James Horning, Landisville, PA (US);
TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
A socket connector includes a housing having a cavity and a pin access opening through the bottom open to the cavity configured to receive a pin. The housing includes a latch pocket open to the cavity. A socket is received in the cavity electrically connected to the pin and a cable to electrically connect the cable and the pin. The socket connector includes a latch movably received in the latch pocket between a latched position and a clearance position and configured to engage the pin to secure the socket connector to the pin. The latch includes a latching rib having a latching surface configured to engage the pin in the latched position and released from the pin in the clearance position to allow uncoupling of the socket connector from the pin.