Patent ID: 7294004
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A release trigger for a module retained in a receptacle, the release trigger comprising: a mounting bridge, upstanding from a lateral trigger mount surface on the module located outside of the receptacle when a securement tang on the module is captured in a securement recess in a resilient catch on the receptacle, the trigger mount surface and the interior of the mounting bridge at each edge thereof defining openings at opposite ends of a guide passageway beneath the mounting bridge oriented toward the securement tang; and an actuator slidably disposed in the guide passageway and being capable of engaging in reciprocating movement in alignment with the securement tang, the actuator comprising: a centrally disposed footing having a proximal end and a distal end, the catch deflector projecting toward the securement tang from the distal end of the footing in alignment with the guide passageway; a resilient first stabilization leg secured at an end thereof to a first side of the proximal end of the footing, the first stabilization leg extending generally parallel to the footing, thereby to define between the footing and the first stabilization leg a first slot with an open end adjacent the distal end of the footing; and a resilient second stabilization leg secured at an end thereof to a second side of the proximal end of the footing, the second stabilization leg extending generally parallel to the footing, thereby to define between the footing and the second stabilization leg a second slot with an open end adjacent the distal end of the footing.