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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:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2004
Christopher Dillon, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Christopher Dillon, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
J.S.T. MFG. Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
When a latch element is inserted in an opening of a first connector element, a cantilevered flexible portion of the latch element is retained in and latchingly engaged with the first connector element at a deflectable end portion of the cantilevered flexible portion. When the second connector element is inserted in and mated with the first connector element, the deflectable end portion of the cantilevered flexible portion is deflected in a direction orthogonal to the insertion/mating direction of the second connector element to force the deflectable end portion of the cantilevered flexible portion to move in the direction orthogonal to an insertion/mating direction, so as to release the retention of the latch element with the first connector element, thereby rendering the latch element movable in an insertion direction thereof.
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