Patent ID: 6500023
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising:a connector body to which a cable is connected; a pair of socket elements provided at both ends of said connector body, each of said socket elements comprising a cylindrical through hole formed in said connector body adjacent opposite edges thereof and a slit formed in said cylindrical hole extending through said edge of said connector body; and a substantially rigid of substantially an inverted U-shape having a handle element substantially horizontally disposed and a pair of leg elements extending from both ends of said handle element, each of said leg element being formed at an end thereof with a bulged portion and not rotatably engaged with each of said socket elements of said connector body; and wherein each of said leg elements is bent at substantially a mid point thereof so as to form an upper leg portion and a lower leg portion, said lower leg portion being engaged with said socket element, and said bulged portion being provided on an end of said lower leg portion; said bulged portion has a diameter larger than a diameter of said cylindrical through hole of said socket element to prevent each of said leg elements from disengaging from said socket element; said upper leg portion is at an angle of substantially 105 degrees with respect to said lower leg portion; said bulged portion of said handle body is in contact with an end surface of said socket element; a width of at least a portion of each of said slit is less than said diameter of said lower leg portion; and said handle body is made from a plastic.