Patents Assigned to Textron Micro Electronics Incorporated
  • Patent number: 6764331
    Abstract: A small sized connector for connecting wires to an electrical component, such as a printed circuit board. The connector includes a connector frame, and a latch that is hingedly connected to the connector frame. The latch has a raised portion at one end thereof, whereby, when the connector frame is fitted within an opening of a housing that holds the printed circuit board, the latch is pressed downwards to be fitted within the opening, and then the raised portion of the latch pops into a slot of the housing to thereby lock the connector in place within the housing. The connector can be easily de-coupled from the housing by a user pressing his or her fingertip against the raised portion of the latch, while pulling the connector out of the opening at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Textron Micro Electronics Incorporated
    Inventor: Davin Sloan