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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:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2006
Alan J. Janis, Green Valley, CA (US);
Folkert Fred Koch, San Ramon, CA (US);
Wolfgang Ott, Antioch, CA (US);
Christopher Robin Drake, Fairfield, CA (US);
Brian Michael Piety, Vacaville, CA (US);
Mark David Resendes, Dixon, CA (US);
Alan J. Janis, Green Valley, CA (US);
Folkert Fred Koch, San Ramon, CA (US);
Wolfgang Ott, Antioch, CA (US);
Christopher Robin Drake, Fairfield, CA (US);
Brian Michael Piety, Vacaville, CA (US);
Mark David Resendes, Dixon, CA (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
In certain embodiments, a PCA connector has a nylon body, wherein the nylon is durable, corrosion resistant, and exhibits excellent strength over a large range of temperature and moisture conditions. The nylon body may be described as a single structure with integral features, such as a bearing portion, a latch housing portion, a latch guide portion, and so forth. Thus, the number of parts is significantly reduced by the one-piece design of the body. In addition, the PCA connector may include a latching mechanism configured to secure the PCA connector to an aircraft. For example, the latching mechanism may include a pair of levers, which engage a pair of latches on opposite sides of the nylon body. In some embodiments, the levers may be rotated in opposite directions relative to one another to impart movement of the latches in the same direction, e.g., an axial direction. Also, some embodiments of the latching mechanism include a cam between the levers and the latches, respectively.