Magnetic connector arranged in a bendable housing in an electrically conductive connector assembly

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PATENT NO 10367291
APP PUB NO 20190089087A1
SERIAL NO

15900752

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Provided are a connector and a connector assembly which can be attached for use to a bendable object of interest such as clothing. A connector, which is mated with a mating connector, is provided with a plate-shaped housing, electrically conductive contacts arranged on the housing, and a plurality of retainer members formed from a magnetic metal and arranged in the housing. When the connector is mated with the mating connector, the retainer members are attracted to a magnet that the mating connector has so as to hold the mating state. The housing is formed from a bendable insulating rubber, and the plurality of retainer members are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction (the X direction) parallel to a front surface of the housing.

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SMK CORPORATIONTOKYO

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Asai, Kiyoshi Kanagawa, JP 85 648
Kato, Toshihiko Kanagawa, JP 48 556
Okamura, Tomohito Ibaraki, JP 4 7

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