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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Hasenfratz, Waiblingen, DE;
Martin Gollhofer, Fellbach, DE;
Manfred Illg, Weinstadt, DE;
Werner Pfitzenreiter, Lorch, DE;
Assignee:
ITT Cannon GmbH, Weinstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439357 ; 439353 ;
Abstract
A locking device is provided for an electrical connector system to hold two connectors, (1, 2) together. The locking device includes S-shaped sheet metal locking hooks (9) on a second connector that lock into cutouts (8) on a plate (7) of the first connector. One curved arch (14) of the S-shaped sheet metal hook snaps into the cutout and resists unmating.