MODULAR PLUG WITH SLIDER LATCH

摘要

The present disclosure relates to modular plugs (100) including a housing (102,104) for holding a plurality of terminals that are engageable with contacts of a mating plug receptacle. The modular plug (100) further includes a slider latch (120) having a distal end portion (122) integrally formed with the housing, a proximal end portion (126) configured and adapted for operative engagement with the housing (102), and an intermediate portion (124) disposed between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion. The intermediate portion defines at least one flex point (124a, 124b). Accordingly, when the proximal end portion (126) of the slider latch (120) is operatively connected to the housing (102), the intermediate portion (124) of the slider latch (120) defines an anti-snag feature. The slider latch (120) facilitates locking and unlocking of the modular plug (100) with a plug receptacle when in a densely packed array.