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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Phillips Baker, III, Chatham, NJ (US);
Golam Mabud Choudhury, Township of Warren, Somerset County, NJ (US);
Theodore Alan Conorich, Parsippany Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Leonard Hugh Drexler, Carmel, IN (US);
Michael Gregory German, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Dale Nielson, Omaha, NE (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ; H01R / ; H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439404 ; 439922 ; 439358 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a patch cord connector and connector block combination which results in low insertion forces and enhanced side-to-side stability for the patch cord connectors. The patch cord connector includes a latch member formed in a portion of one surface of the connector housing, and the connector block includes a series of grooves formed in its housing for receiving the latch.