Electrical connector

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H01R 13/62 (2006.01) H01R 13/629 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1097421

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to electrical connectors and more particularly to apparatus for facilitating the coupling and uncoupling of a pair of mating electrical connectors. In state-of-the-art electrical apparatuses, the various individual modules or functional groups of an apparatus are commonly electrically connected to one another by means of cables. The cables are conveniently attached by means of electrical connectors. In order to assure proper electrical connection, these electrical connectors must have a significant amount of contact pressure, which leads to a significant amount of friction, and thereby a signifi- cant amount of force is required to couple mating connec- tors or to separate mated connectors. Due to the minia- turization of electronic systems, these connectors are often very small, and it has been very difficult to couple or uncouple the connectors without applying damaging forces to the connectors or the cables or circuit boards to which the connectors are mounted. Accordingly, the present invention provides an apparatus consisting of a rack gear on one of the connectors and an engaging pinion member on the other of the connectors for facilitating the coupling and uncoupling of the connectors. The pinion member in- cludes a lever which when moved in one direction, causes a rotation of the pinion and a corresponding movement of the rack pulling the two connectors together. When the lever is moved in the other direction, the two connectors are pulled apart.

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