Connector with coupling assist mechanism

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EP 0 933 836 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/12

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	04.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/31

(21)	Application number: 99100587.7

(22)	Date of filing: 14.01.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01R 13/629

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

30.01.1998 EP 98400205

(71)	Applicant: THE WHITAKER CORPORATION
	Wilmington, DE 19808 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Jodon de Villeroche, Francois 78170 La Celle Saint Cloud (FR)

(74)	Representative: Heinz-Schäfer, Marion
	AMP International Enterprises Limited AMPèrestrasse 3 9323 Steinach (SG) 9323 Steinach (SG) (CH)

(54)	Connector with coupling assist mechanism

(57) A connector (2) has a camming slide (26) slidably mounted on a connector housing (4). The camming slide has a lever arm (50) with pinion (48) engaging a toothed rack (58) provided on the housing (4). Particularly low forces are required by an operator for mating connectors.

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