US 12,218,460 B2
Rugged plug and unplugging method thereof
Hsiu-Yu Kuo, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Getac Technology Corporation, New Taipei (TW)
Filed by GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, New Taipei (TW)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/098,051.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/388,980, filed on Jul. 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0022022 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 13/633 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 24/60 (2011.01)
CPC H01R 13/633 (2013.01) [H01R 13/6273 (2013.01); H01R 24/60 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rugged plug, comprising:
a connector, having a coupling end and a wiring end opposite to the coupling end, wherein a wire extends from the wiring end of the connector;
an elastic inner sheath, sleeving the connector, the elastic inner sheath having:
an elastic arm having an actuating slope defined thereon, a direction normal to the actuating slope being biased toward the coupling end of the connector, the elastic arm being separated from the coupling end of the connector, a yielding recess corresponding to the elastic arm being provided on an outer wall of the wire, and the elastic arm being capable of being biased and receded in the yielding recess; and
a hook, having a tip with a curved surface, protruding from an outer wall of the elastic inner sheath, the hook being configured to recede into the elastic inner sheath when the elastic arm receives a force and being biased toward the elastic inner sheath; and
a slidable rigid sheath, movable relative to the elastic inner sheath, wherein the slidable rigid sheath has an actuating structure co-operable with the actuating slope to move the elastic arm and the hook to enable connection and disconnection of the connector relative to a mating connector.