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US3075167A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Panel connector with flag-type terminals

Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1960-06-22
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Granted: 1963-01-22
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Expires: 1980-06-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert J Kinkaid

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 01:16
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/56; H01R13/567; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/71; H01R12/72; H01R12/721; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/428; H01R13/432

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 134 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE CONDUCTING PATHS ON A PANEL-LIKE MEMBER WITH WIRES EXTERNAL TO SAID PANEL-LIKE MEMBER COMPRISING, A DIELECTRIC BLOCK HAVING A TROUGH EXTENDING ALONG ONE SIDE THEREOF, AN EDGE PORTION OF SAID PANEL-LIKE MEMBER BEING RECEIVED WITHIN SAID TROUGH, SAID BLOCK HAVING A PLURALITY OF SLOTS, EACH SLOT EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM THE EDGE FORMED BY THE INTERSECTION OF SAID ONE SIDE AND AN ADJACENT SIDE, EACH OF SAID SLOTS INTERSECTING SAID TROUGH, AT LEAST SOME OF SAID SLOTS HAVING DISPOSED THEREIN ELECTRICAL TERMINALS HAVING CONTACT PORTIONS EXTENDING ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF SAID TROUGH AND IN ENGAGEMENT WITH A CONDUCTOR PATH ON SAID PANEL-LIKE MEMBER, CONDUCTORS SECURED TO SAID TERMINALS AND EXTENDING FROM SAID ADJACENT SIDE OF SAID BLOCK AND NORMALLY OF THE PLANE OF SAID PANEL-LIKE MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 134 words
AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE CONDUCTING PATHS ON A PANEL-LIKE MEMBER WITH WIRES EXTERNAL TO SAID PANEL-LIKE MEMBER COMPRISING, A DIELECTRIC BLOCK HAVING A TROUGH EXTENDING ALONG ONE SIDE THEREOF, AN EDGE PORTION OF SAID PANEL-LIKE MEMBER BEING RECEIVED WITHIN SAID TROUGH, SAID BLOCK HAVING A PLURALITY OF SLOTS, EACH SLOT EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM THE EDGE FORMED BY THE INTERSECTION OF SAID ONE SIDE AND AN ADJACENT SIDE, EACH OF SAID SLOTS INTERSECTING SAID TROUGH, AT LEAST SOME OF SAID SLOTS HAVING DISPOSED THEREIN ELECTRICAL TERMINALS HAVING CONTACT PORTIONS EXTENDING ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF SAID TROUGH AND IN ENGAGEMENT WITH A CONDUCTOR PATH ON SAID PANEL-LIKE MEMBER, CONDUCTORS SECURED TO SAID TERMINALS AND EXTENDING FROM SAID ADJACENT SIDE OF SAID BLOCK AND NORMALLY OF THE PLANE OF SAID PANEL-LIKE MEMBER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-01-21 1966-07-23 1967-01-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-01-21 1970-07-23 1971-01-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-01-21 1974-07-23 1975-01-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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