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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2007
Applicant:
Alexandros Pirillis, Skokie, IL (US);
Inventor:
Alexandros Pirillis, Skokie, IL (US);
Assignee:
Methode Electronics, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A releasable locking mechanism is provided that includes a carrier, at least one projection and an actuator. The projection extends from the carrier and is rotatable along a rotational axis between a locked state and an unlocked state. The actuator is operably coupled to the projection and is movable along a first axis between a first position and a second position whereby in the first position the projection is rotated to the locked state and in the second position the projection is rotated to the unlocked state, the first axis being substantially perpendicular with the rotational axis.