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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tomotaka Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Furakawa Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/3625 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/3625 ;
Abstract
An electrical connection box has a casing and a cover , which can be securely assembled, regardless of whether a packing is to be interposed therebetween. A female locking element having a hook-shaped locking pawl is formed on an outside surface of a side wall of the casing. The cover is formed with a flexible male locking element , which is V-shaped in its cross-section and which is to be inserted into the female element. The male locking element is provided with locking holes spaced a distance corresponding to the thickness of a watertight packing , and the locking pawl can be inserted into either of the locking holes.