ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,268, issued on July 22, was assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS LTD. (Mie, Japan).
"Connector with locking portion" was invented by Toshihiro Ito (Mie, Japan), Takahiro Kikuchi (Mie, Japan) and Tsuyoshi Mase (Mie, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lever is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to a housing to a temporary locking position and a main locking position. One of the housing and the lever is provided with a first locking portion capable of flexible deformation, and another is provided with a second locking portion. The first locking portion includes a first apex portion and a first locking surface that is connec...