What is claimed is:
1. A fixture device for use in connection of a flat wire member with a terminal-side connector for accommodating terminals, the fixture comprising:
a housing having a shape engageable with the terminal-side connector for holding conductors of a flat wire member in contact with the terminals when the housing is placed in the terminal-side connector; and
a handle changeable between an accommodated position and a used position, the handle extending in a direction opposite from an engaging direction of the housing with the terminal-side connector when the handle is located at the used position.
2. The fixture device according to claim 1, further comprising a locking mechanism for locking the handle at the accommodated position.
3. The fixture device according to claim 1, further comprising a disengaging mechanism for clearing a connected state of the fixture device and the terminal-side connector as the handle is changed from the accommodated position to the used position.
4. The fixture device according to claim 3, wherein the disengaging mechanism includes a power-multiplying mechanism for reducing an operation force used to clear the connected state.
5. The fixture device according to claim 4, wherein the handle is pivotal between the accommodated position and the used position.
6. The fixture device according to claim 3, wherein the disengaging mechanism includes a cam provided on the handle and operable to come into contact with a portion of the terminal-side connector when the fixture device is placed in the terminal-side connector with the handle set at the accommodated position, and the handle is pivoted about a contact position of the cam when the handle is changed to the used position to thereby cause a relative movement of the fixture device and the terminal-side connector in a disengaging direction as the handle is pivoted.
7. The fixture device according to claim 6, wherein the handle includes a handle main body at one side of a pivotal point thereof and the cam at the other side, and a dimension between the pivotal point and a distal end of the handle main body is larger than a dimension between the pivotal point and a distal end of the cam.
8. The fixture device according to claim 7, wherein the handle has a shape of a plate and is formed at a tailing end wall of the fixture device, and is changeable between the accommodated position where the handle is laid over the tailing end wall and the used position where the handle is upright with respect to the tailing end wall.
9. The fixture device according to claim 8, wherein a pair of handles are provided, and the handles are holdable back-to-back at the used position.
10. The fixture device according to claim 1, wherein the handle is slidable between the accommodated position and the used position.
11. The fixture device according to claim 1, wherein a non-slip configuration is formed on an outer surface of the handle.
12. The fixture device according to claim 1, wherein the housing is slidably mountable into the terminal-side connector while being placed on or under an end portion of the flat wire member.
13. The fixture device according to claim 1, wherein the housing carries an end portion of the flat wire member.
14. The fixture device according to claim 13, further comprising a plate-shaped holder placed in the housing for supporting an end portion of the flat wire member, and the handle is operable to lock the holder from disengaging from the housing.
15. A connector assembly for a flat wire member, comprising:
a terminal-side connector for accommodating terminals;
a housing having a shape engageable with the terminal-side connector for holding conductors of a flat wire member in contact with the terminals when the housing is placed in the terminal-side connector; and
a handle changeable between an accommodated position and a used position, the handle extending in a direction opposite from an engaging direction of the housing with the terminal-side connector when the handle is located at the used position.
16. The connector assembly according to claim 15, further comprising a locking mechanism for locking the handle at the accommodated position.
17. The connector assembly according to claim 15, further comprising a disengaging mechanism for clearing a connected state of the housing and the terminal-side connector as the handle is changed from the accommodated position to the used position.
18. The connector assembly according to claim 15, wherein the handle is slidable between the accommodated position and the used position.
19. The connector assembly according to claim 15, wherein a non-slip configuration is formed on an outer surface of the handle.
20. The connector assembly according to claim 15, wherein the housing carries an end portion of the flat wire member.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A base and cover assembly comprising:
a first base, the first base comprising a first base peripheral wall defining a first base cavity, and a first base lip disposed along a perimeter of the first base peripheral wall;
a first cover separable from the first base, the first cover comprising a first cover peripheral wall defining a first cover cavity, the first cover cavity including a first cover cavity interior side and a first cover cavity exterior side, the first cover including a first cover lip disposed along a perimeter of the first cover peripheral wall, the first base and the first cover being assembled together such that the first cover peripheral wall is disposed within the first base cavity with the first base lip resting against the first cover lip on the first cover cavity exterior side;
a second base, the second base comprising a second base peripheral wall defining a second base cavity, and a second base lip disposed along a perimeter of the second base peripheral wall; and
a second cover separable from the second base, the second cover comprising a second cover peripheral wall defining a second cover cavity, the second cover cavity including a second cover cavity interior side and a second cover cavity exterior side, the second cover including a second cover lip disposed along a perimeter of the second cover peripheral wall, the second base and the second cover being assembled together such that the second cover peripheral wall is disposed within the second base cavity with the second base lip resting against the second cover lip on the second cover cavity exterior side, wherein the first base and the second base are in a nested arrangement.
2. The base and cover assembly of claim 1, wherein the first base further comprises at least one seating surface disposed around the first base peripheral wall.
3. The base and cover assembly of claim 1, wherein the second base further comprises at least one seating surface disposed around the second base peripheral wall.
4. The sandbox assembly of claim 1, wherein the first base and the second base in a nested arrangement have a nesting factor of at least 50%.
5. The base and cover assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a third base, the third base comprising a third base peripheral wall defining a third base cavity, and a third base lip disposed along a perimeter of the third base peripheral wall; and
a third cover separable from the third base, the third cover comprising a third cover peripheral wall defining a third cover cavity, the third cover cavity including a third cover cavity interior side and a third cover cavity exterior side, the third cover including a third cover lip disposed along a perimeter of the third cover peripheral wall, the third base and the third cover being assembled together such that the third cover peripheral wall is disposed within the third base cavity with the third base lip resting against the third cover lip on the third cover cavity exterior side, wherein the first base, the second base, and the third base are in a nested arrangement.
6. The sandbox assembly of claim 5, wherein the third base has a nesting factor of at least 50% when added to the first base and the second base in a nested arrangement.
7. The base and cover assembly of claim 5, wherein the third base further comprises at least one seating surface disposed around the third base peripheral wall.