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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:
Jan. 24, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wayne S Davis, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Michael E Shirk, Grantville, PA (US);
Earl C Myers, Jr, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439352 ; 439357 ;
Abstract
An actuator mechanism (25) comprising: a latch arm holder (26) with an interior (27) adapted to encircle an electrical connector (1), latch arms (28) pivotally mounted on the holder (26), engaging ends (29) of the latch arms (28) adapted to engage with, and to pivot and disengage from, another, mating electrical connector (30), an actuator (33), actuating ends (32) of the latch arms (28) facing toward the actuator (33), the actuator (33) being slidable along the holder (26) and against the actuating ends (32) to pivot the latch arms (28) and the engaging ends (32).