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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2000
Peter Mathieson Craig, Kanata, CA;
Peter Mathieson Craig, Kanata, CA;
Mitel Networks Corporation, Ottawa, CA;
Abstract
There is provided, in combination, male and female cooperating teledapt connectors located in a recess with respect to a mounting surface so as to minimize electrostatic discharge between an operator's hand and the connectors, wherein the male connector has a main body from which a tongue projects, and the female connector defines a groove in which the tongue is adapted to lie. The tongue has shoulders which, when the connectors are put together, come into contact with abutments formed in the female connector, such contact preventing release of the connectors until pressure is exerted to move the tongue toward the main body and thus to break contact between the shoulders and the abutments. The key to achieving this is the provision of an actuator having an attachment portion and an operative portion, the attachment portion being adapted to mount the operative portion so that the operative portion extends adjacent the tongue and projects out of the recess far enough to be manipulated so as to move the tongue toward said main body far enough to break contact between the shoulder means and the abutment means.