Patent ID: 7083459

Claim:
A latching, self-releasing electrical cable connector assembly comprising: a first connector housing coupled to a first set of electrical connectors; a latching spring mounted on the first housing, the latching spring comprising a base mounted on the first housing, a U-shaped hinge structure extending upward from a frontal side of the base, a top movable plate situated generally above the base and flexibly coupled to the base through the hinge structure, the top plate having a pair of laterally-spaced latching upward protrusions, each latching protrusion having a front sloped surface facilitating an insertion of the latching spring into a latched position, and a back sloped surface facilitating a self-release of the latching spring from the latched position in response to a rearward pulling force, and a release tab coupled to a back side of the top plate and extending generally rearwardly from the top plate, wherein pressing down the release tab lowers the latching protrusions to facilitate a release of the latching spring from the latched position; and a second connector housing coupled to a second set of electrical connectors, the second connector housing comprising a pair of latching depressions sized to receive the latching protrusions in the latched position, the second set of electrical connectors being electrically connected to the first set of electrical connectors when the latching spring is in the latched position.