Patent ID: 6533616
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: H01R,H04Q

Abstract:
A connector assembly for connecting to a cable, the connector assembly comprising:a connector housing having a planar surface, the planar surface defining at least one connector window lying in first plane; a connector received in the connector window of the planar surface, wherein the connector is slidable parallel to the first plane between a first position and a second position within the connector window; a carriage which receives the connector, the carriage being slidable with the connector between the first position and the second position relative to the connector housing; wherein the connector housing defines first and second apertures, and wherein the carriage includes a protruding tab received by the first aperture when the carriage and connector are in the first position thereby retaining the carriage and connector in the first position, the tab being received by the second aperture when the carriage and connector are in the second position thereby retaining the carriage and connector in the second position.