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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Harting Electric Gmbh & Co. KG, Espelkamp, DE;
Inventors:
Heiko Herbrechtsmeier, Buende, DE (US);
Heiko Meier, Minden, DE;
Alexander Schoenfeld, Osnabrueck, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/60 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 13/518 (2006.01); H01R 13/514 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/518 (2013.01); H01R 13/514 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a holding frame for holding plug connector modules, in particular for installation in plug connector casings and/or for screwing onto wall surfaces. In order to allow improved handling and more reliable populating and assembly of the holding frame having frame halves. The holding frame has an elastic fixing element adapted to releaseably fix the frame halves in a plug-in state and a holding state. At least a restoring force of the elastic fixing element must be overcome in order to release the fixing and/or to switch between the plug-in state and the holding state.