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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:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Ray Radliff, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439595 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a pair of keyed secondary lock members (30,50) which are insertable into respective plug and receptacle housings (22,42). Each secondary lock member (30,50) features a plurality of locking projections (31) extending into the respective housing (22,42) for engaging terminal locking fingers (55). Latches (34,52) are provided for securing the secondary lock members (30,50) in both a pre-latched and a locked position. Each secondary lock member (30,50) also features a terminal shroud area (33,51) which are keyed to each other and provide shock protection when the connectors are in an unmated condition.