Patent ID: 6676452
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A squib connector comprising:a male squib connector having an end and a contact; a female squib connector having an aperture and at least one contact terminal mounted within the aperture the aperture sized to receive the contact and the end of the male squib connector; and a coil spring positioned within the aperture of the female squib connector providing for a male connector received within the aperture in: a) an unlocked and unmated position where the coil spring provides a resistance directly against the end of the male squib connector in order to eject the end at least partially out of the aperture; b) a locked and electrically mated position where the resistance is counteracted and the end engages an edge of the aperture to lock the male connector to the female squib connector; and wherein the coil spring resists the unlocked and the electrically mated position of the male squib connector within the female squib connector.