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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:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shawn W Luich, Niles, OH (US);
Mark J Vanden Wymelenberg, Girard, OH (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439362 ;
Abstract
The subject invention discloses a connector body positioning mechanism that pulls a pair of connector bodies together, against a high resistance force, to a fully seated position. A cam crank axially retained to one connector body turns in a plane normal to the direction of relative connector body motion, drawing a pair of helical grooves along an opposed pair of projections in the other connector body. A releasable latch retains the cam crank in a postion that properly registers the grooves and projections. Turning the handle back breaks the connection with the same highly leveraged force.