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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:
Feb. 18, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brent A Kuhn, Novi, MI (US);
Lawrence M Suwinski, Sr, Clinton Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Chong H Yi, Middletown, PA (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Automotive Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439680 ;
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes a connector having a body, a conductive terminal, a cavity and a pair of flexible walls defining a keyway therebetween. A second electrical connector having a protruding finger with a tab transversely extending therefrom is insertable into the cavity and keyway of the first electrical connector such that the tab is sized to press firmly against the keyway walls so as to flexibly expand them away from each other.