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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2005
Xuemei Wu, Fremont, CA (US);
Peixuan HU, DongGuan, CN;
Xuemei Wu, Fremont, CA (US);
Peixuan Hu, DongGuan, CN;
BizLink Technology, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, an electrical cable connector includes a latching spring having a user-pressable top plate coupled to a fixed base through a frontal U-shaped hinge. The top plate includes bi-directionally (front and back) sloped latching protrusions which fit into matching openings defined in a complementary connector. A connector pair can be separated by pressing the top plate to lower the latching protrusions, and/or by applying a pulling force lower than a cable-damaging threshold to cause the connectors to self-release. The hinge structure can include a pair of laterally-spaced hinges separated by a central notch. The width of the central notch can be chosen to yield desired spring properties.