US 11,735,863 B2
Electrical connector with automatic latching and slidable lock
Gregory K. Harmelink, Moorhead, MN (US); Patrick R. Brandt, West Fargo, ND (US); Vince Segal, Fargo, ND (US); Antoine P. Duval, Fargo, ND (US); and Jay A. Mosbrucker, West Fargo, ND (US)
Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/643,885.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/262,705, filed on Oct. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0124805 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/447 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/6275 (2013.01) [H01R 13/447 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H01R 13/5213 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing body with a peripheral region and a central region with an opening;
a hinge support protruding from the housing body;
a curved wall portion extending outward from the central region;
a lid having a hollow cylindrical portion arranged for rotation with respect to the hinge support;
a spring or resilient member for biasing the lid in a closed state against an electrical socket with one or more terminals in an interior of the electrical socket; and
a slider arranged to slide radially along the curved wall portion between an open position and a closed position, where the closed position holds the lid in the closed state and where the open position allows the lid to be raised.