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Electric terminal means

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1960-04-28
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Granted: 1963-01-29
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Expires: 1980-04-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph H Hopkins

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 11:57
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R11/00; H01R11/11; H01R11/22; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/10; H01R13/11; H01R13/115; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/428; H01R13/432; H01R4/00; H01R4/10; H01R4/18

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 281 words
FEMALE TERMINAL MEANS COMPRISING, A METAL BODY INCLUDING A CONDUCTOR ENGAGING PORTION AND A FLOOR INTEGRAL THEREWITH AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, A PAIR OF SIDE WINGS EACH HAVING ONE END INTEGRAL WITH SAID METAL BODY IN A LOCATION LATERALLY ADJACENT TO SAID FLOOR AND HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS EXTENDING TOWARD EACH OTHER OVER SAID FLOOR, A TONGUE PORTION INTEGRAL AT ONE END WITH SAID FLOOR IN A LOCATION REMOTE FROM SAID CONDUCTOR ENGAGING PORTION AND BENT BACK ARCUATELY OVER SAID FLOOR SUCH THAT MINIMUM HEIGHT BETWEEN SAID SIDE WINGS AND TONGUE PORTION IS LESS THAN THICKNESS OF METAL FOR MALE TERMINAL MEANS TO MATE THEREIN, SAID ARCUATELY BENT TONGUE PORTION HAVING A FREE END AS A TERMINATION OF THE ARCUATE SHAPE SUCH THAT THIS FREE END CAN ENGAGE SAID FLOOR WHEN MALE TERMINAL MEANS FIT BETWEEN SAID ARCUATE TONGUE PORTION AND FREE ENDS OF SAID SIDE WINGS, AN EMBOSSED PORTION DEFORMED BELOW SAID FLOOR IN A LOCATION SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY THEREOF AND SPACED LATERALLY INWARDLY AWAY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH LONGITUDINALLY IN ALIGNMENT IN A LOCATION IMMEDIATELY BELOW SAID TONGUE PORTION AND REMOTE FROM SAID CONDUCTOR ENGAGING PORTION, AND A TANG HAVING ONE END INTEGRAL WITH SAID EMBOSSED PORTION IN A LOCATION COMPLETELY BELOW SAID FLOOR AND HAVING A FREE END PROJECTING TOWARD SAID CONDUCTOR ENGAGING PORTION AND FURTHER BELOW EVEN SAID EMBOSSED PORTION SO AS TO HAVE RESILIENCE OF SAID TANG ENHANCED DUE TO LOCATION THEREOF WITH SAID EMBOSSED PORTION BELOW SAID FLOOR AND ON A SIDE OF SAID FLOOR REMOTE FROM THE SIDE THEREOF WHERE SAID ARCUATELY EXTENDING TONGUE PORTION EXTENDS AND REQUIRES LESS HEIGHT BETWEEN SAID FREE ENDS OF THE SIDE WINGS AND SAID FLOOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 281 words
FEMALE TERMINAL MEANS COMPRISING, A METAL BODY INCLUDING A CONDUCTOR ENGAGING PORTION AND A FLOOR INTEGRAL THEREWITH AND EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, A PAIR OF SIDE WINGS EACH HAVING ONE END INTEGRAL WITH SAID METAL BODY IN A LOCATION LATERALLY ADJACENT TO SAID FLOOR AND HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS EXTENDING TOWARD EACH OTHER OVER SAID FLOOR, A TONGUE PORTION INTEGRAL AT ONE END WITH SAID FLOOR IN A LOCATION REMOTE FROM SAID CONDUCTOR ENGAGING PORTION AND BENT BACK ARCUATELY OVER SAID FLOOR SUCH THAT MINIMUM HEIGHT BETWEEN SAID SIDE WINGS AND TONGUE PORTION IS LESS THAN THICKNESS OF METAL FOR MALE TERMINAL MEANS TO MATE THEREIN, SAID ARCUATELY BENT TONGUE PORTION HAVING A FREE END AS A TERMINATION OF THE ARCUATE SHAPE SUCH THAT THIS FREE END CAN ENGAGE SAID FLOOR WHEN MALE TERMINAL MEANS FIT BETWEEN SAID ARCUATE TONGUE PORTION AND FREE ENDS OF SAID SIDE WINGS, AN EMBOSSED PORTION DEFORMED BELOW SAID FLOOR IN A LOCATION SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY THEREOF AND SPACED LATERALLY INWARDLY AWAY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH LONGITUDINALLY IN ALIGNMENT IN A LOCATION IMMEDIATELY BELOW SAID TONGUE PORTION AND REMOTE FROM SAID CONDUCTOR ENGAGING PORTION, AND A TANG HAVING ONE END INTEGRAL WITH SAID EMBOSSED PORTION IN A LOCATION COMPLETELY BELOW SAID FLOOR AND HAVING A FREE END PROJECTING TOWARD SAID CONDUCTOR ENGAGING PORTION AND FURTHER BELOW EVEN SAID EMBOSSED PORTION SO AS TO HAVE RESILIENCE OF SAID TANG ENHANCED DUE TO LOCATION THEREOF WITH SAID EMBOSSED PORTION BELOW SAID FLOOR AND ON A SIDE OF SAID FLOOR REMOTE FROM THE SIDE THEREOF WHERE SAID ARCUATELY EXTENDING TONGUE PORTION EXTENDS AND REQUIRES LESS HEIGHT BETWEEN SAID FREE ENDS OF THE SIDE WINGS AND SAID FLOOR.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-01-28 1966-07-30 1967-01-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-01-28 1970-07-30 1971-01-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-01-28 1974-07-30 1975-01-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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