Patent ID: 9118145
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A connector system comprising: a base mount configured to hold a connector module therein; a slider latch received in the base mount and movable in a longitudinal direction, the slider latch having a profiled groove configured to latchably receive a cam of the connector module; a faceplate coupled to the base mount, the faceplate having an opening providing access to the slider latch, the base mount being configured to receive the connector module through the opening in the faceplate; an ejector button operatively coupled to the slider latch to move the slider latch from an latched position to an unlatched position, the slider latch being configured to eject the connector module as the slider latch moves between the latched and unlatched positions; and a spring engaging the slider latch, the spring acting on the slider latch in a biasing direction, the spring forcing the slider latch to return to the latched position after the ejector button is released.