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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:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Scott Carden, Madison, AL (US);
Inventor:
Scott Carden, Madison, AL (US);
Assignee:
Adtran, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/625 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lockable connector includes a receptacle having an opening located on an engagement surface and a spring clip slidably attached to the receptacle, the spring clip having a plug retention tang oriented substantially perpendicular to the opening on the engagement surface, the plug retention tang being positioned on the spring clip so that when the spring clip assumes a locking position the plug retention tang aligns with the opening located on the engagement surface of the receptacle.