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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2002
Galen Monroe Martin, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Hurley Chester Moll, Jr., Harrisburg, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided that includes first and second housings. The first and second housings are matable with one another to join corresponding electrical contacts. The first and second housings are movable between initial and final positions, at which corresponding electrical contacts partially and fully mate, respectively. The electrical connector includes a lever member having cam arms that engages the first and second housings. The cam arms move the first and second housings between the initial and final positions as the lever member is rotated. The first housing has deflectable ledges that retain the cam arms in a fixed position when the electrical connector is in the initial position thereby limiting movement of the lever member. The second housing has rails that align with and deflect the deflectable ledges away from the cam arms as the first housing is moved from the initial position into the second housing.