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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1996
William George Flask, Youngstown, OH (US);
John Henry Bakker, Cortland, OH (US);
William Keith Clupper, Cortland, OH (US);
Donald John Mizner, Sharpsville, PA (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector comprising: a connector housing having first and second opposing sides; on each of the first and second sides, a flex arm having a first end, a second end and a central portion between the first and second ends wherein a flexible member connects the central portion of the flex arm to the side; a cam lock lever comprising first and second lever arms and a handle connecting the first and second lever arms wherein the first lever arm is pivotably mounted to the first side and the second lever arm is pivotably mounted to the second side, wherein the cam lock lever is pivotable between a first state in which it is open and a second state in which it is closed; on each of the first and second arms, first and second cam lock seats; and on each of the first ends of the first and second flex arms, first and second locks wherein when the cam lock lever is in the first state, each first lock engages one of the first seats and when the cam lock lever is in the second state, each second lock engages one of the second seats.