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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:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Kyle J Smith, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Farshid Dilmaghanian, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kyle J Smith, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Farshid Dilmaghanian, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present device, system, and method pertain to locking and/or latching mechanisms that utilize canted coil springs and specific groove geometries in connecting parts to achieve locking and/or latching. In specific locking and/or latching embodiments, built in release features are provided to enable unlatching even after being locked, such as by moving in the opposite direction as when moving the connector to lock. Unlatching can implemented by rotating the spring to permit moving in the opposite direction.