US Patent Issued to Aptiv Technologies on Sept. 15 for "Electrical connector with ergonomic axial mating assist device" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,688, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Aptiv Technologies AG (Schaffhausen, Switzerland).

"Electrical connector with ergonomic axial mating assist device" was invented by Jeffrey S. Campbell (West Bloomfield, Mich.) and Wesley W. Weber Jr. (Lapeer, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector system may include a connector having a connector housing. A connector system may include a cam member rotatably attached to the connector housing, wherein the cam member defines an engaging lug extending along an axis substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the cam member. A connector system may include a user moveable member sl...