Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Locking connector for engaging a USB receptacle
- Patent Title (中): 用于接合USB插座的锁定连接器
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Application No.: US12479946Application Date: 2009-06-08
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Publication No.: US07878865B2Publication Date: 2011-02-01
- Inventor: Norman B. Desrosiers , Dean F. Herring , Paul D. Kangas , Jeff D. Thomas
- Applicant: Norman B. Desrosiers , Dean F. Herring , Paul D. Kangas , Jeff D. Thomas
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Biggers and Ohanian, LLP
- Agent Edward J. Lenart; Tom Tyson
- Main IPC: H01R13/64
- IPC: H01R13/64

Abstract:
A locking connector for engaging a Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) receptacle, including: a connector housing having a locking cam opening on one side of the connector housing, the connector housing split along a longitudinal axis of the locking connector forming a connector housing gap on the same side of the connector housing as the locking cam opening; a locking cam surface positioned within the locking cam opening in contact with the connector housing; and a pivotable locking cam actuating lever connected to a top of the locking cam surface, the locking cam actuating lever having a locked position and an unlocked position, the locking cam surface in a rotated position expanding the connector housing when the cam actuating lever is in the locked position, the locking cam surface in a relaxed position with the connector housing not expanded when the cam actuating lever is in the unlocked position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100311283A1 LOCKING CONNECTOR FOR ENGAGING A USB RECEPTACLE Public/Granted day:2010-12-09
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