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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:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1999
John R. Morello, Warren, OH (US);
John A. Yurtin, Southington, OH (US);
Jon C. Hobbs, Burghill, OH (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A snap rail pivotally connected to a connector body for providing simultaneous actuation of button locks of connector pins discretely received within respective connector receptacles of the connector body. The connector body has a plurality of connector receptacles arranged side-by-side horizontally, each having a primary lock composed of a first engagement feature for interferingly engaging a second engagement feature of a respective connector pin seated therein. The connector pins have an abutment feature for secondarily restraining it from axial movement in the connector receptacle in response to a tip of a button lock being received into the respective connector receptacle. An upper side of the connector body is provided with a plurality of button ports, one button port respectively for each connector receptacle, wherein the respective button lock enters therethrough and the tip thereof interferingly engages the abutment feature. The button lock and the abutment feature collectively provide a secondary lock for each connector pin in its respective connector receptacle. Each of the button locks is connected to the snap rail so that the tip thereof adjoins its respective button port when at an undeployed state of operation, and is fully received thereinto when at a deployed state of operation. Only the button locks at a central portion of the snap rail snappingly engage the connector body when at the deployed state of operation.
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