Socket with a metal fitting with a lock portion movable in a width direction

US9178309B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9178309-B2
Application numberUS-201214241433-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 22, 2012
Priority dateAug 31, 2011
Publication dateNov 3, 2015
Grant dateNov 3, 2015

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A header-side holding metal fitting 40 is provided with lock piece portions 42 , which are movable in a width direction X of a connector 1 (a header housing 21 ) relative to a connection piece (a base portion) 41 of the header-side holding metal fitting 40 . A socket-side holding metal fitting 30 is provided with lock holes (lock portions) 37 which are lockable to the lock piece portions 42.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A socket comprising a socket body, on which socket-side terminals arranged at an engagement groove portion and a socket-side holding metal fitting are disposed, and being configured to engage the engagement groove portion of the socket body with a peripheral wall portion of a header body, on which header-side terminals arranged at the peripheral wall portion and a header-side holding metal fitting are disposed, and thereby to bring the socket-side termi…

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What does patent US9178309B2 cover?
A header-side holding metal fitting 40 is provided with lock piece portions 42 , which are movable in a width direction X of a connector 1 (a header housing 21 ) relative to a connection piece (a base portion) 41 of the header-side holding metal fitting 40 . A socket-side holding metal fitting 30 is provided with lock holes (lock portions) 37 which are lockable to the lock piece po…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tanaka Tomonori, Miyazaki Yoji, Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01R13/631. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).