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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
May. 04, 2009
Joel A. Pittenger, Waterford, MI (US);
Gregory D. Leece, Belleville, MI (US);
Ralf Pfeilsticker, Novi, MI (US);
Louis M. Carrer, Rockwood, MI (US);
Jeffrey S. Campbell, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Franklin A. Holub, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Adam P. Tyler, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Adam Kennedy, Sandy, OR (US);
Richard Kakkuri, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Joel A. Pittenger, Waterford, MI (US);
Gregory D. Leece, Belleville, MI (US);
Ralf Pfeilsticker, Novi, MI (US);
Louis M. Carrer, Rockwood, MI (US);
Jeffrey S. Campbell, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Franklin A. Holub, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Adam P. Tyler, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Adam Kennedy, Sandy, OR (US);
Richard Kakkuri, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
FCI Americas Technology, Inc., Carson City, NV (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector including a housing; electrical contacts connected to the housing; and a mate assist system for assisting in mating the electrical connector to a mating electrical connector. The mate assist system includes a lever pivotably connected to the housing, a slider slidably connected to the housing, and a system for preventing unintentional movement of the lever from an unlocked position. The system for preventing unintentional movement of the lever includes a first latch adapted to be manually actuated by a user and a second latch on the slider adapted to be automatically moved by the mating electrical connector when the housing is initially mounted on the mating electrical connector. Both the first and second latches are moved to enable movement of the lever from the unlocked position.