Tsutomo Tanaka 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).
Abstract: A connector is provided with a housing 10 connectable with a mating housing 80. A lock arm 19 includes a support 21 that stands up from the housing 10. An arm portion 22 is cantilevered forward in a connecting direction CD from the support 21 and is adapted to hold the two housings 10, 80 in a connected state by a locking movement of the arm portion 22 when the two housings 10, 80 are connected properly. Pressable portions 33 are formed on the housing 10 behind the support 21 in the connecting direction and face the support 21. The pressable portions 33 are pressable in the connecting process.
Abstract: A connector is provided with a housing 10 connectable with a mating housing 80. A lock arm 19 includes a support 21 that stands up from the housing 10. An arm portion 22 is cantilevered forward in a connecting direction CD from the support 21 and is adapted to hold the two housings 10, 80 in a connected state by a locking movement of the arm portion 22 when the two housings 10, 80 are connected properly. Pressable portions 33 are formed on the housing 10 behind the support 21 in the connecting direction and face the support 21. The pressable portions 33 are pressable in the connecting process.