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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
May. 21, 2025
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Cong Cao, Shanghai, CN;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a female connector and a connector assembly. The female connector includes a female connector shell and a snap-fit fastener. The retaining portion is elastically deformable and the retaining portion and the locking portion are configured to enter the receiving channel through the retaining channel and the locking channel, respectively, wherein the snap-fit fastener has a first position and a second position, and is movable between the first position and the second position in a radial direction of the female connector shell. The retaining portion is configured to elastically deform under the action of the male connector to provide a force that drives the snap-fit fastener to move from the first position to the second position. The snap-fit fastener in the first position can move to the second position only after the male connector and the female connector are fixed, so that it is possible to visually determine whether the male connector and the female connector are fixed.