LATCH MECHANISMS FOR LOCKING TAPER CONNECTORS

摘要

An electrical connector having two correspondingly configured electrically conducting members includes a fail-safe mechanism which enhances and maintains the interlocking engagement between the members. The fail-safe mechanism includes a latching structure which applies horizontal forces to the connector. These horizontal forces are translated and resolved in a vertical direction such that member retention forces in the vertical direction are increased and electrical contacts among the correspondingly configured electrically conducting tapered elements of the members are increased.