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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
May. 23, 2011
Applicant:
Albert Harvey Terhune, Iv, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Albert Harvey Terhune, IV, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., New Taipei, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical connector includes a socket with a number of electrical contacts and a loading mechanism surrounding the socket. The loading mechanism includes a stiffener, a load plate mounted to one end of the stiffener and rotating from an open position to a closed position, and a sliding latch mounted to an opposite end of the stiffener. The load plate has a plate portion and a tongue extending downwardly from the plate portion at said opposite end. The sliding latch moves on the stiffener in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction to lock or unlock the load plate.