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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2011
Hideki Nonen, Hitachi, JP;
Takahiro Sugiyama, Hitachi, JP;
Ryuta Takahashi, Hitachi, JP;
Hitachi Cable, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A direct attach cable includes a cable connected to a paddle card, a housing formed to store the paddle card and the end portion of the cable, a latch engaged with an engaging portion of a plate spring provided on the cage when the housing is inserted in the cage, a de-latching lever in a lever shape for releasing the engagement between the latch and the plate spring, the de-latching lever pushing up the plate spring to disengage the engaging portion of the plate spring from the latch, a link formed in a frame shape so as to be fitted to the housing on the rear end side in the insertion direction, the link pushing up the plate spring via the de-latching lever by moving toward the rear end side, and a pull-tab for moving the link on the rear end side of the housing in the insertion direction.