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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. 17, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1998
Masashi Kitada, Shizuoka, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The connector lock mechanism according to the invention includes a pair of guide plates (5) which are respectively disposed in the neighborhood of one connector housing (3) provided on and projected from an electric connection box (1) and each of which includes a shaft hole (9), and a lock member (15) including a pair of flexible support pieces (17) on each of which there is projectingly provided a cylindrical-shaped projection (18) fittable with the shaft hole (9). In each of the guide plates (5), there are formed a provisionally securing portion (10) on which the cylindrical-shaped projection (18) can be mounted, and a guide groove (8) for connecting the provisionally securing portion (10) to the shaft hole (9). By pressing a given position of the lock member (15), the cylindrical-shaped projections (18) mounted on provisionally securing portions (10) can be fitted with the shaft holes (9) through the guide grooves (8).
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