Insertion connection assembly

Patent 6210201 Issued on April 3, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date:

June 10, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Villain, Jean-Christophe

Assignee

Alcatel

Application

No. 329205 filed on 06/10/1999

US Classes:

439/357, Resilient finger439/354Rearwardly extending finger

Examiners

Primary: Paumen, Gary F.
Assistant: Gilman, Alexander

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas, PLLC

Foreign Patent References

678 777 A5 CH. 10/13/1991
196 11 423 C1 DE. 05/13/1997
0 591 723 A2 EP. 04/13/1994
0 701 303 A2 EP. 03/13/1996
WO 96/28865 WO. 09/13/1996
WO 97/36350 WO. 10/13/1997

International Class

H01R 013/267

Foreign Application Priority Data

1998-09-07 FR

Abstract

In an insertion connection assembly, a wall of a cavity of a socket which receives a plug to be inserted is provided with a tongue. The tongue is designed to lock resiliently in a plane notch on the plug. By making such provision, the sides of the connector are left free to form guides for inserting the plug.