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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard L Marks, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Donald W Milbrand, Jr, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Wells Electronics, Inc., South Bend, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439331 ; 439 73 ;
Abstract
A connector for an integrated circuit (IC) to secure the IC during testing. The connector includes a unique latching system which includes an actuator and a hook which are pivotally connected in an over-center movement fashion to significantly increase the clamping force from the force applied to latch the actuator or a connected latch plate.