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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2008
Peter J. Dutton, Fremont, CA (US);
Thomas D. Ratzlaff, Newark, CA (US);
Peter J. Dutton, Fremont, CA (US);
Thomas D. Ratzlaff, Newark, CA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector including a pair of shells mated together along an interface that extends in a longitudinal direction. The pair of shells form a passage therebetween for conveying an electrical current and/or optical communication therethrough. Each shell includes an outer surface and a side projection that extends along the outer surface in substantially the longitudinal direction. The side projection has a ledge that projects from the outer surface and faces away from the interface. The connector also includes a coupling component that is configured to move along the shells in the longitudinal direction and engage the side projections. The coupling component has a slot configured to receive both side projections therein and is at least partially defined by a slot edge. The slot edge engages each ledge when the coupling component is moved over the side projections. The slot edge presses the side projections toward each other to secure the shells together.