Patents by Inventor Royal Curtis Jones, Jr.

Royal Curtis Jones, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Latch securing member
    Patent number: 7682181
    Abstract: A latch securing member for use in maintaining a first connector having at least one latching arm in latching engagement with a second connector having at least one latch projection. The latch securing member has an inclined member which extends from proximate a front face to a rear wall, with the inclined member being positioned proximate a bottom wall at the front face and inclined toward a top surface. At least one securing arm extends from the rear wall toward the front face and is positioned proximate the top surface. The inclined member is positioned to cooperate with the latching arm of the first connector to prevent the latching arm from disengagement from the latching projection of the second connector. The securing arm cooperates with the latching arm to maintain the latch securing member in position relative to the latching arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Royal Curtis Jones, Jr., Roy Kenneth Whitaker, Jr.
  • LATCH SECURING MEMBER
    Publication number: 20100062635
    Abstract: A latch securing member for use in maintaining a first connector having at least one latching arm in latching engagement with a second connector having at least one latch projection. The latch securing member has an inclined member which extends from proximate a front face to a rear wall, with the inclined member being positioned proximate a bottom wall at the front face and inclined toward a top surface. At least one securing arm extends from the rear wall toward the front face and is positioned proximate the top surface. The inclined member is positioned to cooperate with the latching arm of the first connector to prevent the latching arm from disengagement from the latching projection of the second connector. The securing arm cooperates with the latching arm to maintain the latch securing member in position relative to the latching arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Royal Curtis JONES, JR., Roy Kenneth WHITAKER, JR.