Patent ID: 6343947
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connection member for mounting on a structural support member, the electrical connection member comprising a housing having an outer wall having spaced apart first and second opposite side edges disposed equidistant from a longitudinally extending centerline of the housing and a latch member disposed on the outer wall for engagement with the structural support member, the latch member comprising:a first cantilever beam comprising a first surface adjacent the outer wall and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first cantilever beam having a proximal end hingedly attached to the outer wall at a first cantilever beam hinge location disposed between the centerline and the first side edge and a free distal end terminating between the centerline and the second side edge and a transversely extending channel defined in the second surface and disposed in substantial alignment with the centerline for latching engagement with the structural support member; and a second retention beam comprising a first surface adjacent the outer wall and a second surface opposite the first surface of the second retention beam, the second retention beam having a proximal end attached to the outer wall at a second retention beam attachment location disposed between the centerline and the second edge and a free distal end terminating between the centerline and the second edge, a portion of the first surface of the free distal end of the second retention beam overlapping a portion of the second surface of the first cantilever beam adjacent the free distal end of the first cantilever beam.