Patent ID: 6053651
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A connector for attachment in an opening in a panel, said opening having a perimeter, said panel having a near side, facing an insertion direction of said connector, and a far side, opposite said near side, a hood on said connector adapted to face said panel and substantially complementary to said opening, a fitting projection on an outer face of said hood and adapted for insertion into said opening in said insertion direction and adapted to bear against said far side adjacent said perimeter after insertion;a lock piece on an exterior of said hood spaced apart from said fitting projection, adapted for insertion into said opening from said near side, and adapted to bear against said far side adjacent said perimeter after insertion;an engagement projection including a sloped surface on said lock piece slanting inwardly in said insertion direction, a metal cover on said sloped surface and adapted to slide against said perimeter during insertion of said lock piece;said engagement projection having a front groove in a bottom surface thereof, commencing at a leading edge of said engagement projection and extending parallel to said direction away from said leading edge, an engagement piece on said cover, complementary to said front groove, adapted for insertion into said front groove when said cover is on said sloped surface.