Patents by Inventor Sumio Nagano

Sumio Nagano 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).

  • Patent number: 4721482
    Abstract: A connector housing comprising a housing body having a terminal receiving chamber for receiving a terminal connected with a lead wire, a tapered portion formed on an inner wall of the terminal receiving chamber in such a manner as to be converged in a direction of insertion of the terminal, and first and second locking means formed on an outer periphery of the housing body; a cover for preventing disengagement of the terminal, having first and second engaging portions to be engaged with the first and second locking means, respectively, a terminal insertion hole into which the terminal is inserted, and a flexible projection provided around the terminal insertion hole; and an elastically deformable soft band for integrally connecting the housing body with the cover; wherein the terminal is inserted under a first engaging condition where the second locking means of the housing body is merely in contact with the second engaging portion of the cover, and the flexible projection is urged along the tapered portion t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyohito Fukuda, Masanori Tsuji, Sumio Nagano