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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazunori Yamashita, Yokkaichi, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/362 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/362 ;
Abstract
A connector assembly has first and second connectors ( ). A slider ( ) can be slid on the first connector ( ) from an initial position to a connection position. Detectors ( ) are kept at a standby position before the slider ( ) reaches a proper connection position to leave the connectors ( ) only partly connected, whereas the displacement of the detectors ( ) to a detection position is permitted after the slider ( ) reaches the connection position to properly connect the connectors ( ). Thus, a moved position of the slider ( ) or the connected state of the connectors ( ) can be detected based on whether the detectors ( ) can be displaced to the detection position.