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Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 05, 2013
Applicant:

3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);

Inventors:

Alexander R. Mathews, Austin, TX (US);

Steven A. Neu, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Steven Feldman, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01); H01R 13/633 (2006.01); H01R 12/77 (2011.01); H01R 12/79 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/629 (2013.01); H01R 12/7029 (2013.01); H01R 12/772 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H01R 13/6335 (2013.01); H01R 12/79 (2013.01);
Abstract

A latch for securing and ejecting a mating connector from a connector housing includes a hinge portion configured to pivotably attach the latch to a connector housing, an arm portion extending from a first side of the hinge portion along a first direction, and a pair of discrete spaced apart hinge arms extending from an opposite second side of the hinge portion along a second direction different than the first direction. The hinge arms are configured to eject the mating connector through a pair of corresponding spaced apart latch openings extending through a bottom wall and through side walls of the connector housing.


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