ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,420, issued on March 18, was assigned to Harting Electric Stiftung & Co. KG (Espelkamp, Germany).
"Self-locking clip" was invented by Sebastian Griepenstroh (Lubbecke, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking clip for reversibly locking an attachment housing with a plug connector housing is provided, wherein the locking clip has a rear wall and lateral parts, which are integrally formed thereon, and has a U-shaped cross section, wherein the lateral parts each have a bearing receptacle by way of which the locking clip is able to be pivotably mounted on the attachment housing, and wherein the lateral parts each have an arresti...