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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
Gordon Slippy, Murrysville, PA (US);
Donald E. Hines, Butler, PA (US);
Charles Amurgis, Mars, PA (US);
Jon J. Danzak, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Gordon Slippy, Murrysville, PA (US);
Donald E. Hines, Butler, PA (US);
Charles Amurgis, Mars, PA (US);
Jon J. Danzak, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Vocollect, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector for electrically connecting a terminal to a cord of a peripheral device, the electrical connector including a plug member, a lever arm pivotally attached to the plug member, and a biasing member. The plug member and lever arm each include an engagement claw adapted to engage complementary surfaces on the terminal, and the biasing member imparts a biasing force on the lever arm to force the engagement claws to close onto the complementary surfaces on the terminal. The lever arm advantageously includes a first gripping surface with a contoured concave profile for a user to apply a releasing force against the biasing force to remove the plug member from the terminal. A second surface includes a concave surface for engaging a user's finger and forming a grip bump.