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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1983
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen Punako, Bainbridge, NY (US);
David W MacAvoy, Bainbridge, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Bendix Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ; 339 / ;
Abstract
An improved hermaphrodite electrical connector (10) of the type including side by side pin connector (16) and socket connector (12), projecting from a base plate (18), and carrying a coupling ring lever assembly (22) for joining the mating connectors, in which the connector shells (32, 34) are integral with base plate, and the coupling ring (26) and lever (24) are also integrally formed. Various means including stops (58) prevent over-compression of a wave washer (52) used to friction load the coupling ring-lever assemblies (22).