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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Lynn Bendorf, Millerstown, PA (US);
Dirk Ronald Dixon, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Robert Thomas Hirsbrunner, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439567 ; 439571 ; 439329 ;
Abstract
A board lock (50) includes a body (52) having a connector engaging portion (54) and can tilevered beams (56) extending from opposite transverse edges thereof. The inner edges (62) of the beams (56) define a slot (64) therebetween that extends into an enlarged aperture (66) in the center of the body (52). Each of the outer edges (58) of the beams (56) include a protrusion (60) and further include a latching portion (68) at the leading end thereof.