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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1982
Willi Gansert, Kornwestheim, DE;
Gert Jakob, Stuttgart, DE;
Lothar Ruttkowski, Ludwigsburg-Ossweil, DE;
Siegfried Goetzke, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;
Kurt Stammler, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
To permit one-hand operation of engagement and disengagement of separable electrical connectors, for example of multi-terminal connectors in automotive use, the connectors are formed with adjacent side walls fitting within each other; the inner side walls of one part are formed with locking projections extending laterally outwardly and having at least one flat engaging surface extending transversely to unlocking direction, and fitting against a matching engaging surface formed on the side wall of the other part. To permit unlocking, the inner side wall is formed with a projecting fulcrum bead or ridge, the side wall of the other part being extended beyond the fulcrum bead or ridge so that, upon compression of the extending portion over the fulcrum bead or ridge, the side wall of the other part will be resiliently deflected outwardly, thus releasing the engagement surfaces from each other.