ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MECHANICALLY ASSISTED LATCH MEANS

摘要

C-3307 D-4,881 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MECHANICALLY ASSISTED LATCH MEANS An electrical connector has matable dielectric connector bodies which include means for latching the connector bodies in mating engagement. One connector body has a pair of longitudinally spaced catches on one side and a bail wire pivotally mounted on an opposite side. The other connector body has a latch arm pivotally attached to one side and a projecting cam on the opposite side which has a pair of longitudinally spaced notches. The bail wire snap engages a forward notch and the latch arm snap engages one of the catches to retain the connector bodies in a preliminary latched position where the handles of the bail wire and the latch arm are moveable toward each other with one hand. The connector bodies are then mechanically assisted to a fully mated position and latched therein by moving the handles toward each other.