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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus Enneper, Radevormwald, DE;
Heinrich Keunecke, Remscheid, DE;
Assignee:
Kabelwerke Reinshagen GmbH, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 / ; 3392 / ;
Abstract
A lockable electrical connector with a receptacle and a flat plug is disclosed. The receptacle comprises a duct-shaped plug receiver with arched-over walls terminating in a free edge segments. A tongue unitary with a bottom wall is bent back into the receiver and the flat plug is received between the free edge segments and the tongue. The tongue has a tang coacting with an opening in the flat plug to secure it against removal from the receptacle. A release cam on the free end of the tongue coacts with a cam on the casing to bend the tongue for removal of the tang from the opening to allow removal of the flat plug from the receptacle.