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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:
Oct. 27, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hoy Smith Beck, Jr, Lexington, NC (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439567 ;
Abstract
A board lock (20) formed of flat stock for disposition in a slot (16) of an electrical connector housing (11). The board lock includes sharpened barbs (26a) formed on resilient legs (26) thereof. The board lock (20) is frictionally retained within the housing (11) by action of upper and lower arms (23,24) which frictionally engage the housing.